As Christians we are bombarded, like insects under the onslaught of Doom, by negativism.
It appears that problems of all sorts and varieties can be laid at our door without expectation of reprisals. If one weak Christian can be identified, all will fall under condemnation for whatever atrocity has been committed.
We need at all times to be on our guard, giving honour to God in all we do and say. Be careful! Watch out for attacks from satan, your great enemy. He prowls around like a hungry, roaring lion, looking for some victim to tear apart. (1Peter 5:8)
As we look to the New Year with all its possibilities, we should join with Paul in his 2nd letter to the believers in Thessalonica when we pray for each other.
May God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you rich blessings and peace filled hearts and minds. (2 Thess 1:2)
Do not be disheartened if you suffer and are punished or persecuted because of your faith, for God will give you rest … when the Lord Jesus appears suddenly from heaven in flaming fire with His mighty angels, bringing judgment on those who do not wish to know God and who refuse to accept His plan to save them through our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Thess 1:7,8)
But – what about the coming again of the Lord Jesus, the subject for which we are so often ridiculed and reviled? What is it about this event which we await with patience, but also with fear for our loved ones who do not look to Him for hope and answers?
That day will not come until two things happen: first there will be a time of great rebellion against God--- do you see it now? --- then the man of rebellion will come – the son of hell.
He will claim that he is God --- this man of sin will come as satan’s tool and will trick everyone with strange demonstrations, and will do great miracles. He will completely fool those who are on their way to hell because they have said no to the Truth ---
Don’t just take my word for it – read 2 Thessalonians from which I have quoted in The Living Bible.
I pray that in the coming year Truth, Peace and Joy will fill your hearts and minds so that you live in contentment and partnership with the Lord Jesus Christ.
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