We often feel attacked when all we did was to: gather to worship; gently allow others to
know about our life and how it is Jesus that enriches our life. We think about the encouragement of Jesus’
love when he expressed, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to
the full” (John 10:10). We forget the
other part of that same verse by John.
The part where the evil one lurks in the darkness to pounce out on his mission,
because he, “the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.”
With that in mind we get discouraged when life is not abundantly
overflowing with the supply of our needs, all things pleasing, and
unthreatening. If we witness about
Christ someone may respond with negative comments, we think that is persecution. So, we are silent and only desire the
overflowing “stuff.” Satan laughs and floods
life with darkness – he won, no need to send demons.
If life is without tension, it is not due to your
weakness. Christ in you is the power to
overthrow evil. To not witness of Christ
is silence and that is of no threat to the evil one. When we know the Bible, and its story about Jesus
and the early followers (church) we know that they faced trials, in fact,
persecution – we shouldn’t think that won’t happen to us (see Matt. 5:11-12, 2
Cor. 4:7-11; 2 Thess. 3:2-4). Remember,
bad does happen in this world, it is due to satan, he is evil –
BUT, we in Christ we have had Jesus pray for us, and God
answers prayer, Jesus prayed, “I have given them your word and the world has
hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of
the world but that you protect them from the evil one” (John 17:14-15).
The presence of Christ is with you,
let Him be herd of
and seen in all you do,
Know your hope and
enablement, read John 17:6-26 – Jesus’ prayer.
