The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1
I pray for those who do not know me and have no clue…
The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1
I pray for those who do not know me and have no clue…
…of what Jesus Christ has done in my life. They ridicule my Christian testimony thinking that they're doing a good thing. But I believe they're blinded by pride as well as a sense of self-righteousness.
Yet God's word is fully able to encourage me when this type of verbal persecution occurs. The implication in the Scriptures is that there is a reward for enduring such verbal attacks and by keeping one's faith, fervently serving the Lord. However, this reward will not be seen in my lifetime, but will be given by the Lord Jesus Christ in the world to come (Matthew 5:10-12).
For to publicly share one's testimony, and this applies to every Christian, is to step out into a hostile arena. It is to invite scorn, ridicule and hostility, because the world is at enmity against God. To share one's testimony is a type of spiritual warfare. For there is a devil, and it is his job to try to neutralize one's testimony, to discredit, and to sow seeds of doubt amongst the hearers.
Thus, while I strive to allow Christ's light to shine through me so that others may marvel at the goodness and mercy of the Lord, it is Satan's job to try to darken this light, to obscure it as much as possible. And if he could (but he cannot!) the adversary would extinguish it altogether.
D.B.
Yet God's word is fully able to encourage me when this type of verbal persecution occurs. The implication in the Scriptures is that there is a reward for enduring such verbal attacks and by keeping one's faith, fervently serving the Lord. However, this reward will not be seen in my lifetime, but will be given by the Lord Jesus Christ in the world to come (Matthew 5:10-12).
For to publicly share one's testimony, and this applies to every Christian, is to step out into a hostile arena. It is to invite scorn, ridicule and hostility, because the world is at enmity against God. To share one's testimony is a type of spiritual warfare. For there is a devil, and it is his job to try to neutralize one's testimony, to discredit, and to sow seeds of doubt amongst the hearers.
Thus, while I strive to allow Christ's light to shine through me so that others may marvel at the goodness and mercy of the Lord, it is Satan's job to try to darken this light, to obscure it as much as possible. And if he could (but he cannot!) the adversary would extinguish it altogether.
D.B.