Monday, January 25, 2016

There's a Lot of Attacks Out There!

Anxiety attack, terrorist attack, heart attack, my frequent companion - the sneeze attack, and many other attacks wait out there for us on any given day. This world seems just full of things meant for our destruction, or at least the grabbing of many tissues. This weekend, I got to enjoy the weekend-without-Internet attack. I figure it a small price to pay for not being buried in snow like the folks out east. It was, however, annoying at times as I came to realize just how many bits of information I look up on the Internet in a 48-hour period. Knowledge most certainly has increased, now we await the remainder of the end times prophecies.

In a world where attacks seem to lurk in ambush on every path, the church at Philadelphia (The one in Turkey circa 95 AD, not the one buried in snow this weekend.) got by on little strength. In His message to the church in Revelation 3, Jesus writes that the church did three great things with their little strength: "...for you have a little strength, have kept My word and have not denied My name...you have kept My command to persevere." (3:8,10) The church at Philadelphia seems like the servant who received only one talent, but instead of burying it, put it to work for the Lord. With their little strength, they stood firm in the Word like the Bereans, refused to deny the name of Jesus like the martyrs, and lived each day persevering in faith, love, and the hope of Christ's return like, well, us.

There's a lot of attacks out there, and for those with little strength perseverance is our commanded duty in Christ. We overcome by getting up each day, living in the Lord's grace, and letting our little light shine. In this present darkness a little light shines a long way!

Have faith in Christ,
Bucky

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