Is the hope you have in Christ enough to sustain you in the face of persecution? Could you testify of His love in the face of martyrdom?

"...thy faith never looks so grand in summer weather as it does in winter.” Likewise, God's grace shines brighter in the midst of adversity.

Spurgeon wrote, "Glorious Lord, constrain us that we may never leave thee, but dwell by the well of the living God." It has become my prayer...

True and abiding contentment will cost us. It will be painful at times. We will find it difficult to resist the urge to complain and grumble, to murmur and show discontent.

Without our “Compass”, the way through life is filled with deadends, roadblocks, disguised potholes, insurmountable mountains, hidden pits and cunning traps laid by the enemy to snare the unsuspecting.

His secret voice is heard deep within my heart, yet is so profound that it demands a response

If we are willing to follow hard after Him until we find that place of rest in His presence, we will go where He may be found.

When trouble knocks at our door, we quickly become owners of it, identifying our very selves with our troubles, taking on the persona of one who has become one with their circumstances.

Oh, how often we sell short the power of Christ at work in our lives by our limited understanding of His fullness that dwells within us!

I believe the key word is not necessarily “persecuted” but “righteousness” because it is because of righteousness that many face persecution.

Our Merciful Father made a way for us all even in the midst of His own grief over the wickedness of mankind.

“Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler” (Psalm 91:3).

In the words of George Whitefield, "we would never suffer justly as an evil-doer, but only for righteousness sake."

When the sweet voice of victory chases away despair, When the infallible Word of the Lord strengthens faith, When things of this world fade in the Light of His presence, I will praise Him still.

What confidence we find in four simple words. Not confidence in our ability to pray. Not confidence in our circumstance. No! Confidence in His willingness to step in and work on our behalf...

Connect to the Vine, draw your very life-breath from the Source of life. Open the door to your heart and invite Him to set up housekeeping.

The promises of God weren’t made to lay dormant between the covers of a book. They are living and powerful and ready to be enacted on our behalf.

What proof do we have that He is indeed “mighty to save” regardless of what it is we are facing? As Spurgeon so clearly states: “Jesus is mighty to save; the best proof of which lies in the fact that he has saved you."