Whew! I thought I lost my blog there for a minute. 20 something years of posting away here, tracking the decline (er, destruction) of Western civilization and other feats. . . .
Yeah, as mentioned before, weird kind of targeted "attacks" in various ways, is what is seems like. Finally at least got this one sorted out.
I don't think it's a stretch to say we are under attack in general, and Believers most especially. Long ago on this very platform when "normie" folks were just started to learn of something called "The New World Order" . . . and tending to focus on the geo-political, societal aspects, implications of it, I said it is really mostly about an attack on Christ, Christianity. Everything since then only confirms that supposition.
Far too many, I'm afraid, are eager for The Lord's return who may find themselves actually among those He informs "I never knew you, depart from Me."
The tares are allowed to grow by the wheat because of His mercy so that those who fancy themselves fit for the Kingdom yet have time to truly die to self and come desperate, naked and utterly dependent on Him and HIS perfect work.
As dire as it's getting, and will continue to get, through the trials and suffering, be grateful for every last breath, day and night you have to square up to The Spirit and surrender all vanity and purposeless living of self-seeking life for HIS sake and His Kingdom.
Don't be surprised that He will come for His lost sheep and He may show up with some blessed chastisement, discipline to wrangle His wayward back into the fold.
Especially nowadays, I find reading Foxe's Book of Martyrs edifying and bracing, knowing of the great lengths Believers have gone to and suffered through having known and committed to The Truth, The Way. I was last just reading the harrowing story of Adoniram and Ann Judson's experience in Burma during Burma's struggle with Britain and the East India Trading Company. Ann's heroism throughout the ordeal, supporting her imprisoned and tortured husband for over a year, along with the hardships she herself had to deal with is almost beyond believing. Oh, to have the strength and faith of these blessed saints who have gone before! And those who still do throughout the world. Inspiring, spiritually sobering.
In these days increasing spiritual and physical threat, let us pray all the more, be in The Word all the more, seek His Spirit and guidance, submitted all the more!
"Nothing is worthy of a Christian's affection but what is eternal; he should never love anything but what he may love forever. Wherefore, let us endeavor, in the first place, to prefer the will of God to all other satisfactions; secondly, to seek in all things to please Him; thirdly, to receive, as coming from His hands, with humble submission, whatever He is pleased to send us; fourthly, to recollect ourselves frequently in His presence and depend upon Him in all things." --Thomas A'Kempis
