Moratorium on the Christian faith

Moratorium on the Christian faith
Or at least that is what the media would have you believe!
It seems in our day that 'faith' in just about anything is acceptable - as long as that faith is not in Jesus Christ! Whether is it faith in science, or faith in the government or faith in nothing (which is really just faith in one-self wrapped up in politically correct attire) the media powers that be have no issue with these elements of faith (especially the government and the one self’s versions) and do their best to promote their awareness but just mention the name of Jesus Christ (and not in a cuss format) and watch what happens!
Yet we are called ‘more than conquerors’ in Christ Jesus!
But the road never promised to be an easy one and the gate was never said to be wide. You will have persecution for your faith in Me – Jesus taught His disciples. So, why do we think that we should be able to ‘slide by’ on this? We are called to stand firm in our faith, no matter what the trials may be, and His promise to us is that He would never leave us nor forsake us. He also told us that our war is not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers in the spiritual realm. And He has given us the weapons that we need to wage this battle. It is our place to appropriate them and stand firm in our faith with the indwelling of His Holy Spirit.
Remember, we are ‘more than conquerors’ in Christ Jesus!
These are exciting times that give us the opportunity to grow in our faith, grow closer to the One who saved and redeemed us, and provides us with the opportunity to show a lost and dying world what ‘real faith’ in a ‘real, living Savior’ looks like - in spite of the mounting persecution.
God will not fail and He will uphold His remnant with His strong Right Arm.
Let us push forward as long as it still today and show the world that we serve a loving God – a God of grace and truth, a God who redeems and restores, a God who sets captives free and grants liberty to those in bondage.
Might we, as God’s grace and truth dispensers, rejoice and be glad that we serve a living, loving Lord!
For we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus our Lord…

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Matthew 5:11-12 "Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. "Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

John 15:18-20 If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you. "If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you."Remember the word that I said to you, ' A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 8:35-39 Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Just as it is written, "for your sake we are being put to death all day long; we were considered as sheep to be slaughtered." But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.