Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man,
carried by four of them.
Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the
crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and
then lowered the mat the man was lying on.”
Mark 2:3-4
Opposition
We’ve all faced it.
We face opposition to who we are, what we are doing or
where we are going.
Maybe you’ve begun something with the best of
intentions:
a diet, a New Year’s resolution or breaking a bad
habit.
But as soon as opposition comes – whether from our own
flesh or whatever other form it takes, we fail to complete what we set out to
do.
We can’t always blame the devil either – as much as we
might like to!
Today’s scripture reveals some friends who – even in
the face of opposition in the form of a very large crowd – refused to be
dissuaded from what that had set themselves to do.
Their tenacity was rewarded by Jesus and I am certain
the friend they carried in was grateful for their perseverance.
How about you?
Are you ‘carrying a friend’ to Jesus in prayer?
Or maybe you are called to do something for God and
have felt the sting of opposing words and actions.
Don’t surrender, don’t give up.
Don’t let the opposition win.
God has these words of encouragement for you –
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty
power.
Put on the full
armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
For our
struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Therefore put
on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able
to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Stand firm
then...
Will you stand firm in the face of opposition?
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