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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  LUKE 21:17-19


(17)  And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
(18)  But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
(19)  In your patience possess ye your souls.


BE PATIENT WITH ME, STAND FIRMLY!


Brethren, to be a follower of Jesus Christ is not easy, but we can do all things through Christ which strengthens our souls.(Philippians 4:13);

In the above text, Jesus spoke to his disciples about signs of the end times, saying; (i) And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake,; at times, we wonder why believers are hated so much in this world, though they try as much as possible to fix in as normal people, behave themselves, live peaceably with others and are cautious about everything they do to please humanity; the more they do their best in this world, the more they are hated, rejected by humanity; today, Jesus is saying to all believers, "expect hatred from all men,"; Jesus did not say to expect hatred from some men but said to expect hated from all men for his name sake;  the fact of the matter is, believers are hated, because they are the lights of this world, the world is full of darkness; when a light enters a place, darkness must disappear; therefore, the world hates believers who are lights of this world;  if they are of this world, the world will love them as his own, but because the are not of this world; the world hates, persecutes and martyr them.

Brethren, let us not be conform to this world to please humanity and derail ourselves from the faith of his righteousness; but follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ; there are reasons why we are hated in this world, and those reasons are because we accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we are children of lights, the world is in darkness, we believe in the one who called us out of darkness to walk in his righteousness and have life everlasting; with such reasons, there are nothing we can do to change our situations around in this world; the only choices we have currently, is to turn away from following Christ; may God forbid!; and even if we decide to backslide from the faith, there are no guarantees that humanity will accept, change their mindsets about who they have known us to be; therefore, let us ask ourselves today, "who are we trying to please?  humanity or our Father?; (ii)  if we chose to win approvals of men by pleasing humanity, we are on wrongful pathways and are not true followers of Jesus Christ, but we lie to our own souls and trespass against our Father; (iii)  if we try to please humanity, there are no other ways to call ourselves believers; for believers are to please Jesus Christ their Lord and Savior, preach the gospel and save souls from world of darkness into salvation, grace and eternity; therefore, let us know who we are, and the freedom given to us by Jesus Christ in this world; have faith in him, wither the storms of life, know that Jesus Christ is on our sides, refuse and reject evil works of men by his Holy Name; regardless of where we find ourselves negatively in this world, let us persevere with faith in his righteousness; for it is written in Luke 6:22, "Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.";  therefore, we are blessed forever, instead of focusing on our troubles of this world, let us rather think positive, focus on the eternal blessings, know that we are in the will of our Father, his lights of glories are shinning, and he delights in our souls; this is all that really matters in this life.

Brethren, here is the promise of Jesus Christ to all believers; though you are hated of men for righteousness sake,; "But not a hair of your head will perish.";  therefore, we have the assurances not to be afraid, worry ourselves or be dismayed, even though persecutions and martyrdom may prevail against our souls, there is still hope in Jesus Christ and life everlasting; regardless, let us be courageous, stand firmly on faith grounds, and in the face of adversities, troubles and dangers for righteousness sake, with spirits of boldness, braveness and courageousness as David; for Jesus Christ is always on our sides to empower and strengthen us to take down our enemies by his Holy Name; for it is written in the book of Samuel 17:45, "Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied,"  this is what we call confidence, boldness in our Father;  therefore, let us take lessons from David, and not be timid Christians, but be bold as David the righteous servant of our Father; for is is written in the book of Proverbs 28:1; "The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."; it is one thing to be bold, and another thing to move forward and act with boldness; Jesus Christ is still seeking brave and bold Christian believers who will not fear any foes when being persecuted for righteousness sake, but will stand firmly no matter what prevails against them;  today, let us ask for spirits of boldness, to face our enemies for the glorification of our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; in 1 Samuel 17:46, David acted with boldness, he choose five smooth stones out of the brook, face the Goliath the giant of Philistines and said; "This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee, and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.:  and our Father instantly answered his prayer of faith; David killed Goliath the giant of the Philistines;  believers, let us ask ourselves, who are the giants in our lives today?;  who do we trust and boast upon to take them down?; this are points to ponder on today!

Brethren, let us exercise patience, trust in Jesus Christ the author and finisher of all races of life; he said, "In your patience, possess your souls."  that is we are to have patience and stand firmly, not waver in faith, but be loyal to Jesus Christ, persevere, forbear through all sufferings, and do the will of our Father without complains. trust him that he knows where we are in life; and working all things together for our good, because we trust and believe in him; and that after we have done his will, we might receive the promise of crown of glories and life everlasting;


CONCLUSION:


Dearly beloved, persecutions of Christians believers is nothing new, it has been in a existence ever since Jesus ascended into heaven; and when he was still on earth, he himself was persecuted by his enemies; therefore, as believers of today, if we find ourselves caught up in persecutions and martyrdom, let us rejoice to know that we are in his will and this world is not our home, we are all passing through to final destinations; either Hades with the enemy or Heaven with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior; the choice is ours to make on this earth before it is too late, and we fly away to be at rest; however, believers, let us be encouraged not to waver but stand firmly in what we believe as followers of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior forever and evermore.  Amen and Amen!


QUOTES OF THE DAY:


(KJV.) James 1:2-4  My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

 





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