Daily Devotions

Heb 12: 22-23

You have come …to the church of the firstborn.

 In this chapter the writer is reminding the believers of their great privilege to have been redeemed by Jesus Christ who had suffered and borne the suffering so that He can fulfil the divine plan of salvation for us sinners. The writer reminded the believers that we too may have to prepare to endure the same.

In fact the believers of the early Church indeed went through great suffering ad persecution for their faith but the endured as they have seen the example of the Lord Jesus Christ and every one of the apostles. They indeed count it their honour to have to be tested and found righteous in the eyes of God.

In this present time, the Church is also undergoing much persecution as we see what is happening in the Middle East countries where Churches are destroyed, the Christians persecuted and martyred. Many were threatened to be killed if they do not renounce their faith and accept the religion of the moon god.   

Praise God that most of the present day believers are strong in their relationship with our Lord and they were ready to lay down their lives and gladly become martyrs and these are now in heaven where they are now truly the saints of old.

Looking around us, the jihadists have indeed practically spread to all countries except for one or two countries in the world. Where the jihadists have sufficient numbers they have now become very militant and have started their persecution blatantly of the Christians in the host countries that they have migrated to.

The bible do tell us that in these last days, persecution would happen globally and the world government which are led by professional politicians who want to keep their position and power have allowed and encouraged the influx of the hordes of moon god believers. These have caused the nations to be insecure and lawless as the sons of the evil one are now rioting, raping and killing where they have most recently migrated to.

This passage of scriptures remind us that whether it was in the days of the early church or whether it is in these last days, believers in Jesus Christ must continue to stand strong and not succumb to the pressures of the anti-Christ forces. We are to remain strong especially as we see the day of the coming of our Lord draw near.