August 17, 2010
1 Thessalonians 2:14-3:3
V 3 For you yourselves know that we are destined for this
I always find those shark attack reports interesting. How people are shocked to hear that there are sharks near the beach and that they will on occasion bite unsuspecting swimmers. I mean, really, the ocean is their natural habitat. Being out in the depths or close to the shore really doesn’t matter; sharks are predators that live in the ocean, and anyone who swims there runs the risk of being bitten just because this is how it’s meant to be. I think that the same could be said for affliction. God’s word tells us that the world will hate us; Jesus said that the world hated Him and it will hate us in the same manner. The believer who is trying to carry out God’s will for their lives, like the unsuspecting swimmer, should consider the possibility of being bitten.
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