Suffering

“God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Persecution takes many forms; it is the jailing of those who dare to speak of Jesus; the dismissal of Christian workers; the families who turn their backs on believers and even hand them over to authorities; the murder of Christians. Jesus warned us this would happen. Yet, He said we would not have to worry about what to say, the Holy Spirit would be our voice.

I am watching the creeping persecution in the west, the blatant persecution in North Korea, China, Iran, Afganistan, Nigeria and more. In chapter six of the book of Revelation, we hear the saints asking the Lord, ‘How long Lord?’ His answer was ‘when the complete number of those who will join them have come’. Only God knows how long and how many must suffer. The suffering saints address wickedness, their goodness and meekness speak to the overthrow of wickedness.

The Jews are again being persecuted and time is close. We can only be faithful and fight for truth to the very end. Only the Father knows when this end will come. Again, the full number of those who have heard must come in. Christ for all Nations are smashing records in Africa, the west is coming to Jesus, and yet, there are more. Asia needs Jesus! Amen!