Wakey, Wakey, It's Time to Pray
Greetings in the Lord! Today's word comes from John 16:1-3: "All this I have told you so that you will not go astray. They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me." Jesus was giving his disciples warnings about the coming days, but it is the same for many Christians nowadays. Persecution and outright violence towards Christians is happening worldwide at an alarming rate. Even here in the United States there is growing contention and animosity towards God and His people at every turn--against our religious holidays, celebrations, and gatherings; even the secular media tries to taint godly viewpoints and opinions as if they were extreme and intolerant. Kind of the pot calling the kettle black, if you ask me. And where are Christians in all of this? Mostly asleep at the wheel, it seems. In fact, anothe