Facing Persecution in the Victory of the Cross

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Romans 8:31
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

How does it make you feel to know that Christians and Jews are the most persecuted people in the
world? I believe the reason for this is that Christians and Jews are worshipers of the one true God. Because the world is under the curse of sin, where Satan is lord, a battle exists between good and evil. Satan hates God’s people and will do all he can to wipe them from the face of the earth. As Christians, we are particularly persecuted because Satan continually attempts to undermine Christ’s victory over him at Calvary.

At the cross, Jesus, who was sinless, humbled himself and became sin for us so that, in him, we could become God’s righteousness. At the cross, Jesus triumphed over sin, death and Satan, making a public spectacle of the forces of evil.

Remember, God is on your side and if God is for you, who can be against you?

God-tracking is facing persecution in the victory of the cross.

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2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Colossians 2:13-15
Philippians 2:5-11
Romans 8:31

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Heartfelt Prayer

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Matthew 6:8
…for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

When I was a child, I used to love building string telephones.  A friend and I would join two tin cans together with a string. Provided we kept the string taut, we could chat together over a few metres. Nowadays, kids simply send a text on their mobile phones. Where’s the fun in that?

Prayer is vital to a Christian’s life. Before a word finds its way to your lips your mind has experienced a thought, feeling or image. Words are formed in when the speech part of your brain translates that thought, feeling or image into language, and you pray. Words are simply the product of a thought, feeling or image. Jesus said, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth will speak.”

Prayer is the string – the conduit – that conducts your heartfelt thoughts, feelings or images to God. So, let’s be sure to keep that string taut!

God-tracking is pouring your heart out in prayer.

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Matthew 12:33-37
Matthew 6:7-14
1 Thessalonians 5:16-21

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Forgive and be Forgiven

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Matthew 6:14-15
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

In Scripture, we see how Jesus forgave people. For example, the woman caught in adultery and the criminal who was crucified with him. There is no sin too great to be forgiven. All sin is equal in God’s sight because God is infinitely good. And yet, if I confess my sin to him, God is faithful and just to forgive and cleanse me.

However, there is one sin that can inhibit God’s forgiveness, and that is unforgiveness because unforgiveness insults God’s forgiveness. It’s like two people stranded in the desert dying of thirst. A man appears with a large pitcher of water, and the first man drinks all of it without offering any to his dying friend.

Unforgiveness will destroy the one holding on to it. If you’re harbouring unforgiveness,  come quickly to the feet of Jesus and forgive your brother. Do this you will know the liberty of forgiving and being forgiven.

God-tracking is relishing in forgiveness

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1 John 1:8-9
John 8:1-10
Luke 23:39-43
Romans 3:23-24

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He Is Always In Control

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Matthew 28:20
And behold, I am with you always

My daughter Kerryn was once involved in a bad motor accident on a trip to New Zealand. Thankfully, she was not badly hurt, but her friend suffered a broken neck.

Living as Believers does not exempt us from disaster or suffering. But we are reinforced by the fact that God is always in control. In the Psalms, we read that God instructs his angels to protect us in times of disaster.

Be encouraged to never take your eyes off Jesus and to acknowledge God in all your ways. Trust him to direct your paths, especially through those disasters in life. I do not believe that God instigates calamity, but when calamity happens, he is faithful to lovingly deliver us from all evil.

By God’s grace, both Kerryn and her friend recovered well after their ordeal. All things work together for good to those who love God.

God-tracking is facing every disaster in the knowledge that he is always in control.

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John 16:33
Psalm 91
Hebrews 12:2
Proverbs 3:5-6
Romans 8:28

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The Reality of Christ

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Romans 8:5
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

Thinking about religious traditions, Paul writes, “These are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality belongs to Christ.” Paul was pointing out that the Old Testament law, together with its traditions, was simply a shadow reflecting the true reality of God’s righteousness as found in Christ. Paul was a devout Jew, yet he says that whatever credit he gained in his religious observances, he counted as nothing compared to the reality of knowing Christ.

The Bible tells me that, although perfect, the Law was weakened by my sinful nature. But Jesus was not sinful! Therefore, he fulfilled the requirements of the Law and bore the consequences of breaking the Law by dying on the cross. Therefore, only in Christ, who is the reality, are we no longer condemned by the Law but are set free to live out his righteousness by the Spirit.

God-tracking is following the reality of Christ.

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Colossians 2:6-23
Philippians 3:3-11
Matthew 5:17
Romans 8:1-11
2 Corinthians 5:21

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Single-minded Faith

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James 1:6-8
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

I remember once crossing the English Channel on a ferry in the worst storm I’ve ever experienced. The splash of the waves reached the window of my third-story vantage point. Through the haze of intense nausea, I noticed how these monsters were blown in every direction. Their crests were breaking, and their foam was being tossed back and forth by strong winds.

James wrote that the person who asks God to meet a need but doubts in his heart is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. This person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord; he is double-minded and unstable in all his ways.

Don’t be like the crests of those double-minded waves. Stand strong upon the promises that God has given you and, in faith, shout out, “I can and will do all things through Christ who strengthens me!”

God-tracking is being single-minded in even in the wildest of storms.

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James 1:5-8
Mark 4:39
Philippians 4:12-13

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Go Ahead, Shout About It!

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Psalm 105:1
Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!

Jesus said, “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” Words are emotions and pictures held captive in our hearts that escape through the gate of our lips. The spoken word is a confession, and a confession is an admission of belief. That’s why we are told to believe that Jesus died and rose again and confess him as Lord.

When you receive a touch from God, remind your mouth to confess what God has done for you. By the wounds of Jesus, you were healed. Go ahead and shout about it! God will meet all your needs in Christ. Go ahead and shout about it! God has not given you a spirit of fear but of love, power and sound mind. So go ahead and shout about it! Add your testimony to the victory of the Blood of the Lamb, and you will overcome the father of lies!

God-tracking is shouting about all God has done for you!

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Matthew 12:33-37
Romans 10:8-10
Revelation 12:11
John 8:44

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