I have been busy lately, its the second week of the block and my end of semester test is in less than a month's time. I won't be able to blog very often since I can hardly find some time to study. This is just a short post on today's Every Emmanuel. I just did some simple translation, I may have missed out some points here and there because I couldn't understand some terms. Hopefully, my Chinese class would do some good.
Keep Testifying even as The World Keep Persecuting
In church, there are believers who say they would be happy and thank God as long as their life is smooth sailing while some say that they hold on to one principle - they won't hurt others if others don't hurt them. However, if you are a born again Christian, you will definitely have trials and tribulations in your life, the world will not stop attacking you because the ruler of the air, Satan always go against the God in your heart. Everything that is of this world is of the opposite of God.
John 15: 18-20,25-26
If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. Remember what I told you: ' A servant is not greater than his master'. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. But this is to fulfill what is written in the Law: ' They will hate me without a reason'. " When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father- the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father- he will testify about me.
We must know that since the beginning, Satan has already go against God, so he also opposes and attacks those who believe God.Satan's attack comes in 2 forms- Temptation and Accusation.
If you realize that you face many stress, temptations, accusations and etc it is because you are the type that goes after the Kingdom of God. That is why the culture of the world is always going against you. For example, the worldly people go after success, achievements, materials but what you want to do is love God and live a life centered on that. Then the world will go against you but this is not your fault. It is because the world hated our Lord Jesus first, so they are hating us now. Take heart and be joyful for your reward will be great.
In contrast, if you are a believer that follows the world, you won't experience these struggles in you. And you will eventually be swallowed up by the world and end up as its slave. Just like Lot who stayed in Sodom and Gomorrah. He grieved about the sins of the city everyday but is unable to leave because his wealth, possessions, family, everything that he has is in that city. He couldn't leave that fallen city. Do not walk such path.
Follow the path of Abraham instead. Even though he faced some struggles and challenges ( he was troubles because he had no son), he still followed God and end up getting the best things in life.
God has given us the Holy Spirit that would help us in all things so that we may have wisdom and power to overcome the problems we face. For example, if you have a marriage problem now, God will ask you not to focus on that. Focus on how God is helping you and guiding you each step that you take. If you have a financial problem, it is just temporary, God won't let you remain poor forever. Don't put your focus in your problem, focus on Him, your provider. Whatever that you need today, give thanks for the day, then you'll be able to see His timely provisions.
In verse 26, it is written that the Holy Spirit will testify for Jesus. When we are in our problems, God wants us to continue to testify for Him. God is equipping us in our struggles so that we are able to testify the love and mercy of God more effective and convincing. The trial will bring out the most beautiful testimony in us. You will then help many people and bring them to Christ, eventually your problem will also be resolved.
Do not be afraid of trials and tribulations, this is the process God uses to help us mature spiritually and testify God.
2 comments:
I don't know you but I'm reading your blog regularly. Write to satisfy yourself first - your need for expression - and you will keep writing.
Commit to write little regularly, e.g., once a week, and you'll find that writing comes naturally everyday.
After some time if you realize that you truly love writing, you can spend some time studying on it.
You'll find even the use of punctuations - e.g. a comma, a full-stop and a dash - can be fun and engaging.
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Dash-in-an-English-Sentence
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit (Romans 8:1)
Be blessed :)
Thanks for the advise, its really helpful. And I really love writing, just that my hectic schedule sometimes make me sacrifice my blogging time. Thanks for reading and do listen to the Everyday Emmanuel. God bless! =D
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