Being Tested I know about your suffering and your poverty—but you are rich! . . .Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life. Revelation 2:9-10 NLT I am so blessed to live in middle America. The worst threats here right now are the rumblings about our government confiscating guns. Our children are not being beheaded while their mothers are raped and fathers hung. I dont have to live in fear that my granddaughters will be sold as child brides like my brothers and sisters in Nigeria and other Muslim dominated countries do. There are no gangs threatening my family. Suffering and poverty could descend at any time, but they only set up thoughts about how I would handle the test. Some of the poverty apparently came from economic sanctions against Christians. However, the Word says that they were rich--certainly spiritually rich if they were to be given the crown of life. Economic sanctions could happen here. Lord, I want to be given this crown of life. I could have to decide between the ability to buy and sell in the marketplace if I refuse the mark/computer chip in my body that Satans chiefs concoct. Yes, having my head detached from my body would be very painful and frightening! But what glory it will be to wake up with the crown of life! Deanna, faith to overcome based on the work of Jesus shed blood doesnt even fear death. The glory of spending eternity with Me is beyond description. Focus on that instead of fear.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 00:21:19 +0000
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