Acts 5:40 (NKJV) 40 And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus and let them go. The apostles were beaten for speaking the name of Jesus. Jesus does not guarantee perpetual happiness if we agree … Read more
John 15:18-19 (NKJV) 18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Men and … Read more
John 15:20 (NKJV) 20 Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. As children of God, there will be times when we feel like we don’t belong. We … Read more
John 15:18-19 (NKJV) 18 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. It should … Read more
Psalm 31:15 (NKJV) 15 My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me. Do we feel like we have been persecuted by people that can’t stand us, even though we never did a thing to them? Yet, they have an agenda to make us miserable. They … Read more
(Mat 10:36 NKJV) “and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’ Are we going through family turmoil in our homes, within our church family, or in our work place, etc.? Well, don’t let it take you by surprise. God’s Word shows us that we don’t have to look very far to find … Read more
(John 15:19 NKJV) “If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. This verse should answer a lot of our questions for us. For example; Why do we feel left out? … Read more