"If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated
me first.”
Jesus- John
15:18 NIV
Most of the
world was horrified this week watching twenty-one Egyptian Christians beheaded
by ISIS terrorists. We were shocked that
in this day and age, the barbaric practices of the past were thrust into our
present.
None of this
caught God by surprise. Some may ask
“Why didn’t God stop this?” I would
respond, “For the same reason He doesn’t stop you when you go against His Word
and will”. Free will carries with it a
huge burden and responsibility, and as fallen human beings, we mess it up more
than we get it right.
We also have
to understand that as Christians, at the moment we believed in Jesus as Lord
and Savior we ceased being part of this world and it’s system. Hostility toward Christians will continue to
grow in these last days before Jesus returns.
It will help to remember that the hatred that we may experience is not
because of us, but because we represent HIM.
We are caught in a spiritual conflict that is thousands of years old,
but the good news is that God has promised to right all wrongs, heal all
injuries, and bring us into a glorious eternity IF we will follow Jesus.
Jesus is
coming soon. The question is, are you
ready? Will you stand in these last days
for God, or fall to the world and it’s doomed system?
If you want
to begin a new lift in Jesus- Admit you are a sinner, Believe that Jesus paid
the price for your sins in His death and resurrection, and Confess Him as your
Lord and Savior.
Be blessed my
friends.
