John 1: 12
Yet to all who did receive him, to
those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
John had made
the revelation that as believers who believed in Jesus Christ we have become
children of God and we are also joint heirs with Him to the kingdom of heaven.
These are
turbulent times; we read that yesterday two Churches in Egypt were bombed by
jihadists. Why did it happen? What did the believers do wrong? Why do they
deserve to die and be wounded.
Jesus warned
us that there will be dangers for believers in these last days. The enemies of
the cross are getting bolder each day. They do not hide their intentions anymore;
they boldly proclaim that they want to destroy the believers of Jesus Christ
for they belong to the adversary of the cross. Near to 50 people has died and
hundreds are wounded.
Nearer to
home another brother in Christ have been abducted by unknown persons at large.
This makes a total of six people who are walking in the steps of Jesus and also
doing His work to have been kidnapped mysteriously. What have they done wrong?
Instead these are people who have been doing good and they bring the peace of
the gospel to the lost.
Whatever may
have happened to them, we know that they true children of God and His hand is
over them. No matter what has happened, God sees from heaven and He keeps His
own safe. If they are not safe in this world, then they are safe in His kingdom
above.
What we have
been taught from the scriptures is that the days of tribulation will come and
the Church will be tested. Even the early Church was birth in tribulation, and
all through history the church has experienced tribulation. Jesus is telling us
that the end time Church will also have to go through tribulation and the
church must stand strong.
Let us build
out foundation strong and be firmly rooted in the scriptures.
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