-- John 12:10-11
This is such a fitting picture of Satan's approach in battling the believers in Christ.
The plan was to put to death the man Jesus had just raised from the dead.
How circular is that logic? To kill that which has already died and been brought back to life. Did the chief priests really believe that would work? What would it prove? How would you quiet the many witnesses to the event?
But this is the enemy's approach in our lives today -- to devalue our testimony.
Having given our hearts to Jesus Christ, we have literally been presented with new life -- eternal life.
The world will attack our past -- that which has already died -- in an effort to divert our attention from the fact that we are unpreventably alive through His blood.
The world will attack our present flesh -- that which is continuously decaying -- in an effort to divert our attention from the fact that our future is permanently sealed in His presence.
The world will attack our faith -- that which has given us new birth -- in an effort to divert us from the fact that on our account many would come to Jesus, seeking eternity.
The enemy would love nothing more than to hide your testimony. At its most basic, that's what the pharisees were trying to do with Lazarus.
It is a futile effort, though, because our testimony -- the idea that we were lost, but now we are found -- is undeniable.
People have witnessed it and seen the change in your heart. They can see life where there wasn't any before.
We can't forget what our testimony is for -- to proclaim Jesus as Messiah and Savior to the world.
Whatever attack or trial you are under, keep at the forefront of your mind that God will use even this for His glory. And through that, you -- and anyone who happens to be watching -- will be blessed.
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"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death." Revelation 12:11
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