What Can We Expect in the Coming Days?

I am often amazed at the America “Christian” mindset. Believers in America have been so protected for so long that even attempting to believe that persecution could somehow affect us is simply out of the question. We can watch the beheadings in the Middle East on TV and feel so sorry for those Christians over there; and yet, never begin to consider the reality of it here on our shores. We can hear all about the persecuted church in North Korea and China but once again never consider its reality in the good ole USA.

The fact is believers in America are experiencing increased persecution every day. As our rights and freedoms are slowly chiseled away by the powers-that-be, we carry on day-to-day never giving it a second thought. We find ourselves falling under increasing public ridicule but blow it all off as just the times we live in.

More and more churches are succumbing to the politically-correct crowd. More are bending away from Scriptural truth to become relevant to outsiders rather than standing on the truth and proclaiming it as such. Signs that provoke negative thoughts in the minds of sinners, like the cross for example, are being left out of many churches so as not to offend anyone. The names of the pastors have become greater than the names of the churches. Do you recognize a pattern here?

If you are truly a follower of Jesus Christ, you should be seeing where I am going here. The church has let down its guard. Satan has infiltrated the train of thinking of those in power. So, those of us who truly believe the Word of God and stand firmly upon its truth had better wake up because persecution is coming our way. I am not talking about the tribulation period, I am talking about persecution as the apostles endured; persecution as the early church endured; persecution as many of our brothers and sisters around the globe are enduring right now.  Why do we think for a moment that we should not be enduring the same persecution? Because we are in a free country? A free country that now promotes lifestyles that are ungodly? A free country that is running rampant with pornography, murder of unborn babies, child molestation, etc?

Brothers and sisters, persecution is coming to believers in America. Outside of the rapture, you and I will face terrible persecution in our life times and I simply can’t imagine what will occur in the life times of our children and grandchildren, should the Lord’s coming tarry. We must learn, and teach others, to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might (Ephesians 6:10) for a time is coming soon where that Source of strength and power is going to be all we have to run to.

Be blessed mighty Church of the Living God!