06/01/2026
"For indeed when we were with you, we kept telling you in advance that we were going to suffer affliction; and so it came to pass, as you know." 1 Thessalonians 3:4
It's not "if", it's "when" affliction is going to come for those that are trying to live for the Lord. The hard truth of the gospel is even if we are obedient to God, there are still things in this world that are out of our control.
Whether we realize it or not, we are constantly under attack because of our faith. No matter how good things seem to be going, we're always one illness, one financial burden, or one broken relationship away from that faith being challenged. God's word helps us recognize those as spiritual battles, we just have to ask for His grace and try to glorify Him in the process.
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." Ephesians 6:12