"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
-John 16:33
"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
-2 Timothy 3:12
We are guaranteed persecution, suffering, and tribulation in this life. God did not promise us comfort and easy victories. He only promised the salvation of our souls and the remission of our sins if we chose to seek him.
A saved soul is what defines our success as disciples, not surviving at all costs. Of course, we should strive to survive and to take care of our physical bodies, but this comes after we seek God’s glory.
This does not mean we flee from battle. It means we choose our battles wisely through God’s counsel.
The moment we confessed Christ as our savior, our “death {was} swallowed up in victory”. (I Corinthians 15:54). Our purpose became higher than just participation in rampant consumerism and laissez-faire capitalism..
“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.” -Colossians 3:3
Our mission as members of the Kingdom is to put salvation into action and to lead by example. Our best hope of peace on earth is working to establish communities that respect God-given liberties,
We do this by promoting the gospel, but also by breaking down antichrist altars and groves, beating graven images into powder, and cutting down all the idols throughout all the land. (2 Chron 34:7)
“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.” -2 Timothy 2:3-4
Draw nigh to God!
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