“If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you” (1 Peter 4:14).
Holding fast to the truth will bring hostility from the world. Those who hate God do not want to be reminded of the conflict between their hatred and the reality that God is the center of all things. Do not be deceived, nor be led astray, but hold fast to what is true knowing that you will be ridiculed for believing not with wishful thinking, but the truth of the Lord God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
Lord, I do so worry about what others think when I should be focusing upon the reality You have revealed. When I am insulted for Your name’s sake, help me stand firm and not be swayed by the wickedness of this world. Guide me into the goodness of Your mercy and love so that I may know that You alone are Lord and scoff at the feeble attempts of all others to tempt me to believe otherwise.
Come Holy Spirit and lead me in truth. You have spoken the words of truth and You have breathed on me. Guide me now and forever to know that in You is all hope and the eternal future promised through grace. Help me to hold fast and live according to Your never-failing promises. Lord in You is all hope. Help me to abide in that hope knowing that You are abiding in me. Amen.
