Tag: persecution
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He told us the truth!
John 17:17 “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” One of the helps that I’ve used in my prayer life over the years is a prayer calendar that is put out by the organization “The Voice of the Martyrs.” This calendar is filled with suggestions on how we can be praying for our brothers and […]
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Despised
Psalm 119:141 “I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.” Doesn’t it look like Satan is winning most of the time? The entire world system is arrayed against God. People who despise God and his people are often the wealthiest, healthiest, most powerful people around. In some countries, the entire government […]
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The cost of love
John 16:2 “They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.” What was Jesus talking about here? Why would his disciples be so mistreated? It was because Jesus had commanded them to obey Him and His greatest commandment was […]
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Where justice and love meet
Psalm 52:1 “Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.” How discouraging and disheartening would be the things that we see so often around us – but for God. When you see the destruction that drug dealers are wreaking on so many, when you see […]
To Encourage You 