Persecution of the Righteous

When we think about trials and hardships, like Job's friends in the Bible, we think that is must have had to be a consequence of our sins. God is upset about the sins we are committing so He is punishing us. However, we see through Daniel's life that persecution is also a natural territory for the righteous. "Daniel's persecution did not come about due to his sin, but rather because of his righteous. He suffered because he was godly. When Daniel was found guilty under the law of the Medes and the Persians, the king was unable to save him. But God's hand was not hindered. Darius believed God would deliver Daniel; he assured him of God's protection as he went to the lion's den. God sent His angel and shut the lion's mouths. He also brought about the destruction of Daniel's enemies. The account of Daniel's deliverance was written to assure the saints of every age that God is able to deliver His people, even when men are unable to do so. What the king of the most powerful kingdom on earth could not do, God did. God knows how to deliver his own from judgment and how to deliver His enemies to judgment." When we are being persecuted the only way we can stand is to remain blameless and our God will do the rest. God is a just God and His justice not only rescues the righteous, but places a sentence that must be paid by the unrighteous. Be blameless in the eyes of our Lord, so that in days of great trial, we might be able to wait on our God, with confidence, to deliver us.

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