I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. Romans 8:18 So what do we do now? How do we apply what God’s Word says about persecution? First, pray for the persecuted church. If we, as Americans
Read more →Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 As we recall Day 21, entitled, “Blood for Blood”, God will bring vengeance on His enemies, as it is mentioned in Revelation 16:6 at the End of the Age, and in general as stated
Read more →I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me— the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Acts 20:24 Let’s face it – who wants to be
Read more →Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew 5:12 Look at American society as a whole. It should be clear to those living in this country that there is a
Read more →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 →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
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