5 “‘Because you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword at the time of their calamity, the time their punishment reached its climax, Ezekiel 35
There are spiritual battles going on in our modern day. It's a vastly different environment than what the Israelites experienced, but we still encounter other people that still harbor hostility and outwardly show violence towards Christians - and to even larger groups of people based on their country being considered Christian. My mom has a phrase she frequently says, "I've read the Bible, and I know the end of the story."
We do know the end of the story, but often, people will glance over the middle. It says that we will be persecuted for our beliefs. We will be mocked, physically harmed, and some even killed for their beliefs. 2 They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. 3 They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. John 16
Whatever may happen to me and those around me, I am ready for it. I will stand for my faith in Christ. The words spoken to and about me will roll off me like water on a duck's back. If I am physically harmed, I will emerge stronger in my faith if not physically stronger. And if I am killed, I know where I will go.
I do not fear, for the body is temporary. My soul will last forever.
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