Yes, everyone has them, even Christians. Some Believers
claim they have none; yet spend hours praying for said non-existent enemies to
“DIE! DIE!! DIE!!!”
All the same, enemies are real and are here to
stay with us; it’s no use denying their existence. Even if you’re the world’s greatest
pacifist, someone would still find a reason to make you their enemy; even if it’s
for breathing their air!
And what’s more, it may even be something to BOAST
about!
“Remember
the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If
they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my
saying, they will keep yours also.”
(Jn. 15:20)
Our Lord Jesus had enemies; and He promised His
servants will have the same experience. (Therefore, being enemy-less doesn’t
speak too well of your discipleship status).
If you have enemies:
Detractors,
People who just cannot see eye-to-eye with you,
People who seem to have enough energy and spare
time to attack you, your person and your work,
etc.
Then congratulations! You are in good company.
Here’s a far from exhaustive list of your
biblical heroes:
Abel, Abraham, Daniel, David, Elijah, Esther, Ezra, Isaac, Jacob, Job, John the Baptist, John the Beloved, Joseph, Joshua, Mordecai, Nehemiah, Paul, Peter, Samuel, Samuel, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego...Jesus
What do they all have in common? You’ve guessed
it already, enemies.
As a matter of fact, some of them would have been
lost in historical obscurity had they not been attacked by an enemy.
“We have all these
great people around us as examples. Their lives tell us what faith means. So
we, too, should run the race that is before us and never quit…
We must never stop looking to Jesus. He is the leader of our faith,
and he is the one who makes our faith complete. He suffered death on a cross.
But he accepted the shame of the cross as if it were nothing because of the joy
he could see waiting for him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God's
throne”.
-Heb 12:1-2 (ERV)
We’ll go into more details about the positives of having such ‘friends’
in our life from tomorrow. But for now, let’s ponder on Hebrews 12:1-2 and know
that whatever antagonism we may be facing, will end up for our good.
AMEN
More Blessings await
you; you’ll not miss them in Jesus Name.
GREG ELKAN
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