Daily Devotional
Faith that Won’t Back Down
“But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
2 Timothy 3:10-12
September 20, 2025
Ponder This
When you receive Jesus Christ, you receive suffering. You can’t say, “I want to be a Christian. I want Jesus Christ as my Lord, I want Him as my Savior, I want Him as my companion, I want His fullness, I want His grace, I want His love, but I'm not going to suffer with Him.” Jesus said, “I've chosen you out of the world.” The reason that a Christian is persecuted is for righteousness’ sake.
Following Christ and becoming like Him through the power of the Holy Spirit has caused you to look differently from the world. A Christian is also persecuted for the Lord's sake. When you begin to be changed by Christ, you will be filled with a burning, blazing, passionate love for Him that will not back up, let up, or shut up, and this world will come down on you like a hammer. The persecution will come, the pushback will happen, but when you are living for Him and changed by Him, it is always worth it.
- When have you encountered pushback or persecution for your faith? How did you react?
- Why does following Jesus necessarily include meeting opposition?
Practice This
Pray for the persecuted Church all around the world to be strengthened and empowered by God.
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