Jun. 19, 2008
Persecution
Posted in Just Ramblin
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I've had several months now of having withdrawn from normal social interaction, it was working so well for my children, that I decided a lack of socialization might do me some good. In that time, I've found that I had extra time to study God's word. Do you want to know something I learned? If not, stop reading now. If you're still reading, here is what I discovered. I always believed that Christians who were godly, righteous, humble, etc. were the ones who were persecuted. Only those who were really walking with the Lord. However as I've just finished reading through 2Kings (from Genesis) I'm discovering that this is not the case. God's children historically, and consistently came under the persecution of enemy rulers, when they drifted away from the Lord's teachings, commands, directions, etc. He used the persecution to bring His own back into fellowship with Himself. You have no idea what a revelation this has been to me. I really believed that I needed to fear persecution if I walked closely with the Lord. What I discovered is that indeed if I am being persecuted I need to stop and ask the Lord to show me where and how I have strayed from Him, to repent and to let him cleanse and restore me to fellowship with him. It was not the kings who walked with the Lord that were persecuted or taken captive, but those who fell away, those who were more worried about what others would think, say and do, than about what the Lord had already said and commanded to be done. Ouch! So, my challenge to you is this, do you feel you're being persecuted for your faith? If so take a close look around you, inside you, ask the Lord to reveal to you what you need to do to walk more closely with Him, and when He reveals it, do it. You won't be alone! Blessings, MaggieRaye |
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