[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[The Mayor]

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We Can Trust Him
May 7, 2013

I know very little about persecution. My physical well-being has never been threatened because of what I believe or what I say. What little I “know” about the subject comes from what I hear and read. But that is not true for many of our brothers and sisters around the world. Some of them live in danger every day simply because they love Jesus and want others to know Him too.

There is another form of persecution that may not be life-threatening, but it is heartbreaking. It’s the persecution that comes from non-Christian family members. When loved ones ridicule our faith and mock us for what we believe and how we express our love for God, we feel rejected and unloved.

Paul warned believers that following Jesus would result in persecution: “All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution” (2 Tim. 3:12), and we know that sometimes rejection will come from those we love (Matt. 10:34-36). But when people we love reject the God we love, the rejection feels personal.

Jesus told us to pray for those who persecute us (Matt. 5:44), and that includes more than strangers who hate us. God is able to give us grace to persevere through persecution even when it comes from those we love.

Lord, give us grace to pray for those
Who seek our harm and not our good;
And teach us how to show them love
In ways that will be understood. —Sper

People may mock our message but they can’t stop our prayers.

Read: Matthew 10:32-38

Bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who . . . persecute you. —Matthew 5:44

Bible in a Year:
2 Kings 1-3; Luke 24:1-35

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Road Trip: Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for today's Road Trip: Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for our National Anthem...humming along.