Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you
and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
Matthew 5:11 NKJV
King David is an example of a man who, by faith, withstood his adversaries...
and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake.
Matthew 5:11 NKJV
King David is an example of a man who, by faith, withstood his adversaries...
They would harass and attack him on an almost daily basis.
He lived under continuous pressure because those who hated him would not rest until they saw David give up, but by God's grace he never did. Indeed, Satan relishes bringing pain and hardship upon the lives of those who were once his subjects, and who follow him in ignorance. Yet they have since repented of their sins and now follow the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.
As for myself, more than thirty years after my arrest, these voices of hate continue to rail against me. Publicly, they will mouth words like "fraud" and "con artist." But what does it matter? I live to please God, not men. In addition, it is only to the Lord Himself whom I must one day give an account.
King David, likewise, had those who despised him. They tried to destroy him. And the apostle Paul, too. He was once a murderer of Christians whom God would later call to be a minister. He was labeled a troublemaker and a "pestilent" fellow. Paul was beaten many times, imprisoned, and dragged before tribunals because of his preaching of the gospel. And then there was the Lord, Himself. The religious rulers of Christ's day called Him a deceiver. Eventually He was put to death.
Therefore, shall not I, as a common Christian, sometimes encounter the same treatment? Of course, I shall. And so shall every believer who desires to live for the Lord. All who want to honor the name of Jesus shall suffer varying degrees of persecution (2 Timothy 3:12) but the Lord is good. He will help me to turn the other cheek to those who hate me, to forgive them, and to move forward. Amen.
D.B.
He lived under continuous pressure because those who hated him would not rest until they saw David give up, but by God's grace he never did. Indeed, Satan relishes bringing pain and hardship upon the lives of those who were once his subjects, and who follow him in ignorance. Yet they have since repented of their sins and now follow the Lamb of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.
As for myself, more than thirty years after my arrest, these voices of hate continue to rail against me. Publicly, they will mouth words like "fraud" and "con artist." But what does it matter? I live to please God, not men. In addition, it is only to the Lord Himself whom I must one day give an account.
King David, likewise, had those who despised him. They tried to destroy him. And the apostle Paul, too. He was once a murderer of Christians whom God would later call to be a minister. He was labeled a troublemaker and a "pestilent" fellow. Paul was beaten many times, imprisoned, and dragged before tribunals because of his preaching of the gospel. And then there was the Lord, Himself. The religious rulers of Christ's day called Him a deceiver. Eventually He was put to death.
Therefore, shall not I, as a common Christian, sometimes encounter the same treatment? Of course, I shall. And so shall every believer who desires to live for the Lord. All who want to honor the name of Jesus shall suffer varying degrees of persecution (2 Timothy 3:12) but the Lord is good. He will help me to turn the other cheek to those who hate me, to forgive them, and to move forward. Amen.
D.B.
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