Persecution Is A Path To Spiritual Growth
It is in the midst of struggle that our strength and endurance are developed
When we feel we have no strength to take another step, we can say with the psalmist, “The Lord is the stronghold of my life.”
When Satan’s forces batter us through persecution, we can lift up our voices and shout, “The one who is in us is greater than the one who is in the world!” John 4:4.
When our burdens are more than we can carry, we can simply cast all our anxiety on Him, because He cares for us 1 Peter 5:7
We can never be defeated, for “in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us” Romans 8:37.
Persecution purifies the church. It drives out the spiritual cowardice and faintheartedness. It draws us “out of the closet.” The firstcentury church was a persecuted church. The persecution called forth the lionhearted. May it happen again!
Do you know what is going to bring the church of Jesus Christ into unity? Persecution! We are going to see it in these United States before Jesus returns for His bride. Get ready for the greatest shaking of the church since the first century. It’s coming.
Persecution is the wind that spreads the fire of truth. When persecution swept through Jerusalem, the Christians scattered abroad and preached the gospel everywhere. Firstcentury persecution fanned the flames of missionary zeal until it set the world on fire.
The winds of persecution are blowing in our day. They are only a faint breeze where many of us live. But they’ll reach gale force before the Lord’s glorious return. It won’t ruin the church—it will revive the church.
Source: Being Happy in an Unhappy World
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