Daily Devotions

2 Cor 4: 7

We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all surpassing power is from God and not from us.

In this passage, Paul is writing to encourage the believers in Corinth that though they face daily persecution from the religious authorities for their faith, nevertheless they can rejoice in the mercies and grace of God that has been apportioned unto them.

Truly living as followers of Jesus Christ at the beginning of the Church history was not an easy thing. They had to stand for their beliefs in Christ Jesus and for that they are imprisoned unfairly, whipped and tortured but because they have witnessed the truth of the Gospel personally while Jesus was with them, they have the faith and boldness to defend their faith even when the persecution were great.

Paul is comparing that in their human bodies which are so fragile nevertheless we have received the power of the Holy Spirit through the baptism of the Holy Spirit which in turn has helped to sustain all the believers even through the greatest of suffering.

Truly walking in the steps of Jesus Christ has never been an easy task, church history has shown to us how difficult it has been for the believers in all the generations. Political and religious persecution had followed the believers throughout history and even to the present day, this same persecution is seen and it is spreading globally.

Today the daily news keeps reporting the conflict between the Antichrist followers and the believers in Jesus Christ. Unfortunately this persecution by the Antichrist followers are intensifying and all over the world, we read of more and more churches and Christians being attacked daily by these provocateurs.

The bible tells us clearing that as we enter into the last days, persecution and attack on the Church will increase and become even more severe and this will continue until the coming of our Lord Jesus. In fact the bible tells us that the persecution would become so severe that Jesus will have to come back to personally lead in the battle with the Antichrist forces.

Knowing this, we the Church must continue to prepare our loved ones for such times that are ahead, we need to build and strengthen their faith in Jesus so that when persecution hit them they will stand strong in their faith and not renounce it.