If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. John 15:18 What persecution can you expect to face here in America in this day and age? Compared to the stories mentioned so far, what hardships do we really have to deal with if
Read more →But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, Matthew 5:44 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Romans 12:14 I think you’ve gotten the point that God gives us some hard messages to obey. We are often directed
Read more →I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33 Most of us would prefer to only hear or read stories with happy endings, stories that
Read more →Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death. Matthew 10:21 We now switch gears for the rest of the study to look at verses and passages that will guide us in the
Read more →Each year at this time we gather together for food and fellowship, recounting all the things for which we are thankful. At Feed the Hunger, we are especially grateful for your prayers, gifts, and time spent with us this year. We are humbled by the magnitude of what God
Read more →The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. Revelation 22:21 (the last verse in the Bible) While the above verse can be found in Revelation, I’d like to spend our last day of the End Times section of the devotional reading a passage of
Read more →In her was found the blood of prophets and of God’s holy people, of all who have been slaughtered on the earth. Revelation 18:24 In my previous devotional, Terminus, I spent a day investigating the mysterious identity of Babylon the Great. She is given the figurative description
Read more →For they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve. Revelation 16:6 Our study today focuses on the verse above. Let’s look at the context before going further. Revelation 16 deals with the
Read more →This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus. Revelation 14:12 The verse above appears almost identically in yesterday’s chapter about the beast (13:10b). The context of Revelation 14 includes three angels that will
Read more →As I watched, this horn was waging war against the holy people and defeating them. Daniel 7:21 It was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. Revelation 13:7a These two passages in Daniel and Revelation seem to be describing the same
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