NO VARIATION OR SHADOW OF TURNING
READING: HEBREWS 13:7-16
It is a reality that strategies and tactics have always been used in attempts to defeat the people of God. It is a greater reality that God has always provided victory for His people when they have been receptive to Him. When the enemies of the nation of Israel positioned themselves to fight battles, the Lord gave His people victorious battle plans based on His divine foreknowledge and influence over what would happen. When the religious establishment attempted to destroy or drive out early Christianity the Lord once more provided a victorious response. Christians dispersed under persecution resulting in growth rather than elimination. Today there are modern challenges of the same basic nature and having the same intention. Certainly the devil has seen to that. As the Church of today faces these modern versions of opposition, the promise of the verse above gives us courage and confidence. The Lord and Sovereign God of former victories is also the author of our victories of this age. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.
RESPONSE
2. What effect is persecution having on the Church of today?
