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| Inspired by Casting Crowns, lyrics from 'I know You're there'. |
For who would seriously enjoyed being
outcast, degraded, ridiculed, hurt, threatened and so on?
Persecution can vary from country to
country and even within cultures.
More recently I have faced some
persecution for proclaiming the Gospel. I even found my You Tube Videos on a tasteless
website for jest…
It made me reflect and write a post
called 5 Vitals for facing Christian Persecution based upon Jesus’ words and
scripture. You can read it here on Life Letter Café:
Because the reality is that speaking the
Truth to this lost world WILL cost us something…the scripture which says for us
‘to take up our cross’ is not speaking of the gold one, we find dangling on the
end of a pretty chain.
Jesus told the parable of ‘The Sewer’ or
seed and soil. Remember the seed ‘God’s
Word’ which fell on the rocky ground?
This represents the people who hear the word and wither when facing trouble
or persecution due to ‘The Word’ ~ you can read it here: Matthew 13:1-23
Oh how I pray we are NOT these people!
It's REALITY that we all like people to like us, but this
must NEVER come before faithfully following Jesus! A friend of the world’s is God’s enemy (James
4:4)!
The enemy WILL try to snuff your light
shining out for Jesus…
So may you be warned and pro-active by
not being naïve, rather expecting it, and preparing yourself with prayer and
scripture (the full armour of God)!
In His service, Melanie.
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