These Things Must Be....

As deeply as Jesus was loved, He was just as hated.

Loved because He was the answer, the Way, the promised King and Messiah.

Hated for the very same reasons.

Can you imagine being loved and yet hated for the very same reasons? If you can't imagine it, keep standing for Christ. I mean REALLY stand for Him and watch the change. It goes from loving you so much, to wishing you would just shut up, to separating from you altogether, to you becoming their enemy. At first, it's very subtle. *Turn up your level of discernment. Ask God to show you. HE WILL* But over time, it becomes more and more blatant. There IS a way to respond to this:

KEEP....STANDING.....FOR....CHRIST! When the Bible speaks of a great divide - this is what it will look and feel like. As the days get more and more evil, it will become clearer and clearer. STAY FOCUSED!!! Don't shrink back when the heat really gets turned up because....the heat will be turned up.

*These things must be* What does that mean to you? If you haven't given it much thought before now, now's a good time to start. What 'things' do you think Jesus was referring to? Take the things which He was speaking of in that day and bring them into modern-day. *These things must be*

There lies before us the world's agenda and the Kingdom's agenda. They both are happening and unfolding simultaneously. It really is THE GREATEST SETUP...depending on what side of the fence you're on?