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September 30
THE PERSECUTED CHRISTIAN

Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:12 “Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

    Our thought for today is persecution.  The text verse tells us that for all who will live a godly life in the Lord “shall” suffer persecution. If you are willing to stand on the Word of God, to live by its precepts, to try in all you do to please the Lord, you will face persecution.
    First Peter 4:16 says, “Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.”  I’m not ashamed of the Word of God today!  I’m not ashamed to be called and old fashioned Christian!  I’m not ashamed of the precious blood that Jesus shed that my sins and your sins and the sins of the whole world could be forgiven!
    Persecution is going to come and we need to be prepared for it by being grounded in the Word of God!  We are going to be persecuted because of things that we love.  Things like the Scriptures!  Things like our precious Savior!  Things like the souls of men. You will always find an aggressive soul winning church is always the object of persecution.
    We will face persecution because of the life we live.  We live different now!  We are saved from the consequences of sin, from the penalty of sin and from the power of sin!  And, one day from the presence of sin!  
    Because we live a life separated from the world, they will persecute us.  The world is in slavery to sin, but Jesus set us free!
    Persecution will come because of the liberty we have as believers.  The Bible tells us that we are justified in Romans 8:1. Through His shed blood we enjoy this liberty.  Because of these things, we will face persecution.  But don’t be afraid, He is with us!  Don’t be ashamed, He will see us through!  Are you living godly in Christ Jesus today?