Today's Daily Bread
We Can Trust Him
I know very little about persecution. My physical well-being has
never been threatened because of what I believe or what I say. What
little I “know” about the subject comes from what I hear and read. But
that is not true for many of our brothers and sisters around the world.
Some of them live in danger every day simply because they love Jesus and
want others to know Him too.
There is another form of persecution that may not be
life-threatening, but it is heartbreaking. It’s the persecution that
comes from non-Christian family members. When loved ones ridicule our
faith and mock us for what we believe and how we express our love for
God, we feel rejected and unloved.
Paul warned believers that following Jesus would result in
persecution: “All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer
persecution” (2 Tim. 3:12), and we know that sometimes rejection will
come from those we love (Matt. 10:34-36). But when people we love reject
the God we love, the rejection feels personal.
Jesus told us to pray for those who persecute us (Matt. 5:44), and
that includes more than strangers who hate us. God is able to give us
grace to persevere through persecution even when it comes from those we
love.
Lord, give us grace to pray for those
Who seek our harm and not our good;
And teach us how to show them love
In ways that will be understood. —Sper
Who seek our harm and not our good;
And teach us how to show them love
In ways that will be understood. —Sper
People may mock our message but they can’t stop our prayers.
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