A world that hates Him... (511 Views)

Following Christ in a world that hates the Lord and often earns for us derision and outright persecution from His enemies, can be hard to bear without the comforting promises of Jesus.

Just as His suffering would result finally in His glory, so too, do we know that our travails will one day give way to resurrected life in His presence.

I think on His promises when I encounter trouble for serving our Lord and Savior, and I feel a deep sense of peace in my being when I do!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/26/2008 04:41PM by Wayfarer.

Below are some general Scriptural references relating to the "persecution of the righteous"

Gen 49:23; Job 1:9; Job 2:4-5; Job 12:4-5; Psa 11:2; Psa 37:32; Psa 38:20; Psa 42:3; Psa 42:10; Psa 44:15-18; Psa 44:22; Psa 56:5; Psa 69:10-12; Psa 74:7-8; Psa 94:5; Psa 119:51; Psa 119:61; Psa 119:69; Psa 119:78; Psa 119:85-87; Psa 119:95; Psa 119:110; Psa 119:157; Psa 119:161; Prov 29:10; Prov 29:27; Isa 26:20; Isa 29:20-21; Isa 51:12-13; Isa 59:15; Jer 2:30; Jer 11:19; Jer 15:10; Jer 18:18; Jer 20:7-8; Jer 26:11-14; Jer 50:7; Amos 5:10; Hab 1:13; Matt 5:10-12; Matt 5:44; Luke 6:26-27; Matt 10:16-18; Matt 10:21-23; Matt 10:28; Matt 20:22-23; Matt 23:34-35; Matt 24:8-10; Mark 8:35; Luke 17:33; Mark 9:42; Mark 13:9; Mark 13:11-13; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 21:12-19; John 12:42; John 15:18-19; John 16:1-2; John 17:14; Acts 4:16-20; Acts 5:29; Acts 5:40-42; Acts 7:52; Acts 8:4; Acts 28:22; Rom 8:17; Rom 8:35-37; 1 Cor 4:9-13; 1 Cor 13:3; 2 Cor 4:8-12; 2 Cor 6:4-5; 2 Cor 6:8-10; 2 Cor 11:23-27; 2 Cor 12:10; Gal 4:29; Gal 6:12; Gal 6:17; Phil 1:12-14; Phil 1:28-29; Col 1:24; 1 Thess 1:6; 1 Thess 2:2; 1 Thess 2:14-15; 2 Thess 1:4; 2 Tim 1:8; 2 Tim 1:12; 2 Tim 2:9-10; 2 Tim 2:12; 2 Tim 3:2-3; 2 Tim 3:12; 2 Tim 4:16-17; Heb 10:32-34; Heb 11:25-27; Heb 11:33-38; Heb 12:3-4; Heb 13:13; Jam 2:6; Jam 5:6; Jam 5:10; 1 Pet 3:14; 1 Pet 3:16-17; 1 Pet 4:3-4; 1 Pet 4:12-14; 1 Pet 4:16; 1 Pet 4:19; 1 John 3:1; 1 John 3:13; Rev 2:3; Rev 2:10; Rev 2:13; Rev 6:9-11; Rev 7:13-17; Rev 12:11; Rev 17:6; Rev 20:4

Come quickly O Lord! I look forward to your coming again with great anticipation!

What is popular with men is not always popular with God. To be pleasing to God is not always to be pleasing to men. Sometimes we must choose whom we will please. That is a daily struggle in the Christian life, especially in a world that hates Him.