“But before all these things, they will lay
their hands on you and will persecute you, delivering you to the synagogues and
prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for My name’s sake.
It will lead to an opportunity for your
testimony. So make up your minds not to prepare
beforehand to defend yourselves; for I will give you
utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or
refute. But you will be betrayed even by parents
and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to
death, and you will be hated by all because of
My name. Yet not a hair of your head will perish.
By your endurance you will gain your lives."
Throughout the New Testament, from words
spoken by Jesus and uttered by the Apostle Paul, believers are encouraged to
persevere, endure, hold fast, stand
firm, proclaim, battle, for Christ’s name sake and for the sake of the
gospel. Whenever we follow this path, we
will meet resistance because our battle is not against flesh and blood, but by
rulers, authorities, principalities, and forces for the darkness who war
against Christ Jesus and against our Father.
So be sure, is you are a disciple of Christ, evil forces will not leave
you alone. When trouble comes, this
testing will either destroy us or make us even stronger. We must remember that greater is He who is in us, than he who is in the world. As Jesus
said to his followers Mary and Martha, “Do You believe this?” If so, rejoice, because through the Cross of
Christ, He has gained our victory and defeated evil forces of the world.
Daily
Prayer: Lord Jesus, I know that what is
said in the Scriptures is also true in my life.
I have experienced this testing where the Spirit of God has supplied the
words I need to deliver me at the very moment I needed to speak them. For this to come to pass, we must have not
have a doubting heart, but instead hold fast to those things You promise to all
who believe and trust in You. In Your
holy name I pray Amen.
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