“you spoke long ago by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant, saying, ‘Why were the nations so angry? Why did they waste their time with futile plans? The kings of the earth prepared for battle; the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against his Messiah.’”
Acts of the Apostles 4:25-26 NLT
http://bible.com/116/act.4.25-26.nlt
We are living in a time of great persecution for Christians. From these verses, it is nothing new. The Lord has been in battle since the beginning of time. Evil is everywhere and it has never been eliminated. There is so much anger toward the faith. The recent public harassment of the faith by Joy Bahar is just another example of hate towards followers of Christ. It was nice to see her apologize and to call our wonderful VP to apologize for her specific attacks of his stand. But, this by no means means the end of our persecution. We must prepare for attack.
I have noticed the more I draw closer to the Lord, the more I go out and serve, the more I pursue the lost, the more the attacks increase. The only way to counter the earthly attacks is with the heavenly power of the Lord. We are not alone in the battle. God stands with us and the full force of his army of angels is here to protect us. We never have to fear. Just like Peter and the early believers, we have nothing to fear and need to preach in boldness to those that attack us.
The Battle is real but the victory has already been won. God alone is victorious!
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