Among the many facets of the battles we encounter throughout our lives is one focused on the area of worship. It is a battle principally because the devil wants nothing more than to interrupt and disrupt our relationship with the Almighty. And of course, Satan will use all of his weapons to do so. Our response is to recognize his tactics and be resolved to worship the LORD no matter what.
Ezra 2:3Our forebears knew that a genuine worship of God would aggravate and irritate their neighbors. And those neighbors were already hostile, and were most certainly armed. Hence their fear was not irrational.
Though fear had come upon them because of the people of those countries, they set the altar on its bases; and they offered burnt offerings on it to the LORD, both the morning and evening burnt offerings. [NKJV]
But fear did not stop them.
And fear must not stop you and me. The world will never give us permission to worship our LORD, and to wait for it is senseless. There will be consequences for obeying God, and it is understandable to be concerned about them. But we must not succumb to our fear of those consequences.
Remain steadfast in our worship of God. He is our strength and courage. And He is our victory.
Be encouraged, Jose
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