If being good and doing good, if being nice to people, and serving and loving people meant people would return the same to you, then remember who Jesus was, what He did, and how He was with people. Then remember what people thought of Him. They hated Him. They lied about Him. They used Him, and finally they killed Him.
If ever love was manifested and grace extended toward all people, with perfect intentions and pure motivations; it was with, by, and through Jesus. That is what you do when you are perfect light and perfect love; You manifest it you express it, and people see it and experience it. Some will embrace it and others will reject it.
Many believe we are entering or have already entered a post-Christian America in which we are witnessing a massive cultural shift, evidenced in a complete moral breakdown throughout all public and many private institutions. In spiritual terms, it is simply a realization that the whole world lies in the lap of the evil one and that the god of this world, the great counterfeit, is blinding and deceiving the nations.
If you know your Bible, this should not come as a surprise. I think the shock is that we always thought that this was not for us in America or for the church in America, since America was founded by Christians and established upon Christian values. This might be true of our founding and formation as a nation, but what we are seeing today is the Great Re-set. This includes not only an economic, political, legal, and a completely catastrophic cultural re-set but also a seismic spiritual re-set, the likes of which America has never experienced.
So, do not be surprised if the world hates you. And do not let their hate stop you from being good and loving. In fact, remember Paul reminds us that “whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things." Philippians 4:8
Jesus said, “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16
We are to be the light and we are to expose the darkness (Ephesians 5: 11). But remember, the darkness does not like the light or us.
Serving Him with you, until He comes for us.
Fred
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