BRACE UP

In the world today, policies and rules are made that makes one question the belief system of the people making it. There are statements made by people on social media that will leave you in awe. Most times, these things are targeted at Christians, to restrict or make christianity look bad. In fact, they go as far as misinterpreting scriptures, adding new information to and saying what the Bible did not say. This can leave people confused, make people backslide more and even increase the “hatred” some people already have towards God. The truth is, the people who take the bite are those who are not deeply rooted in the word and people who don’t really know the faith. A believer must be particularly careful of the “wokeness” culture. People who live by it may think the originators of this culture are their “saviours” from being taken advantage of but a lot of times, it causes harm. 

The miles people go to create havoc in the minds of people is surprising, it can send chills down your spine and leave you wondering what’s become of the world. People really think they can tarnish the image of Christ, it’s a ridiculous thought. There are movies out there claiming to portray Christ and they exhibit false doctrines. They make out Christ as someone against humanity and love or without decency. Beloved, these are the tactics of the devil. 1John 4 verse 6 “We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error”. Be discerning. 

There are other categories of these people who disguise as prophets and go about preaching their own gospel. They claim to be Christians but do not acknowledge Christ, they do not acknowledge that Christ came in the flesh and he is the son of God. The Bible refers to the spirit working in them as the spirit of “the anti christ”. Sometimes, they use entertaining acts to draw people in or take upon them the “saviour complex”, trying to do what Christ has already done! 

The aim of this is not to make anyone afraid. The Bible says that we have overcome them; because greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world, 1 John 4 vs 4. God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power, love and of a sound mind, 2 Tim 1 vs 17. What we do as believers is not to pay back hate with hate, we do not involve ourselves in unnecessary arguments. We respond with love, when people see your good works, they want to know God. Keep preaching the gospel and remain steadfast in the faith. Persecution is bound to come, it’s not something to be surprised or depressed about and Christ is worth all of it. Do not be ashamed of the gospel. 

Read these scriptures; Mat 5 vs 10-11, 1 Peter 3 vs 14, 2 Cor 12 vs 10, Romans 8 vs 35-37, James 1: 12, Romans 1: 16. 

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