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On the Lord's day its always so refreshing to spend time in worship and praise to our great God. To gather with other saints and join in community to extol the amazing love of God is a delight. Sometimes when I walk through the doors of my Church I pause to think of brothers and sisters in the faith around the world who mark themselves each time they gather. The areas they live are hostile to the gospel of Jesus Christ. In fact they could face persecution at anytime. Churches have been blown up,burnt down and believers have been looted, had businesses destroyed and in the worse cases , beaten and even murdered.

In Canada , we are so blessed with freedom to assemble , to speak freely and not face the same extreme hostility. To some degree perhaps its because we have a watered down gospel , that has taken off the rough edges . We have pastors who speak rarely of the wrath of God , hell and the exclusivity of Christ. Plus with the changing landscape of sexuality and with younger people  totally excepting the "alternative" lifestyles , Churches are finding themselves very hesitant to openly speak God's truth in these areas.

What I'm saying as blunt  as possible, to hold to the essential truths of God's word will be put to the test as this younger generation takes power. Poll after poll shows they are drifting away from any direct influence of the Church. Even those within the Church in this age demographic of 18-35 have been on a slippery slope .

But we need to take heart . Yes no one wants to face persecution but we must never think we are above our Lord .Jesus said that the world would hate us , for it hated Him first and if we are truly His , then we will not be free of this reality. In truth what is this time we have here on earth compared to reality of heaven to enjoy and delight in God forever. It is a vapor , a blink of an eye. If Jesus is our treasure,our first love , our delight then suffering for the sake of His glorious name is worth it.

We live in changing times but we have this promise of Jesus that is recorded for us to help us stand firm ,

.....[33] I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
(John 16:33 ESV)

We are safe in the arms of Christ .May we never forget that no matte what may come.

Verse Of The Day  :    For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,  nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 8:38-39 ESV)