The Enemy

For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! (Romans 5:10 NIV)

By definition an enemy is someone who is actively opposed or hostile to someone.

Are you an enemy of God? 

My guess if you're a regular reader of these posts you don't consider yourself as hostile or opposing God. Yet, this world and even our own country has become more and more hostile to Christianity. It has become popular to actively oppose God and it is being done so in a more aggressive way everyday.

 God isn't phased by it. I would say he has come to expect it. This verse is testimony that being an enemy of God is not new. It is exactly that type of hatred that brought the creator of the universe to down to Earth. He sent his son to die for the enemy in hopes of reconciliation. He doesn't  care how vehemently he is opposed. He doesn't care how extreme the hatred, he came to die for the enemy so that the enemy might reconcile and enjoy eternal life. I would say that's amazing.

I pray that Christians around the world and my own brothers and sisters will not turn from the enemy. I pray we will face them with the love and the strength of our savior Jesus Christ. I pray we will serve those that hate us and keep on serving, even unto death. We can not be intimidated by those that oppose us. We can not compromise and we can not back down. We can not give up sharing. We may never know our impact. We may never see the fruits, but we can not be denied the right to spread the message of Jesus love. In some ways our own "inaction" is as damaging to the kingdom of God as actively opposing it. To sit passively on the sidelines while the lost perish could make us just as much an enemy as any nonbeliever. We should know better. Help save a life through the love of Christ.