09/06/2024
Apostle Elon Muyila
Today's teaching: Standing Strong in the Face of Opposition
As Christians, we are not immune to challenges and opposition. In fact, Jesus prophesied that we would face persecution and hatred from the world. "If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first" (John 15:18), this is what Jesus Christ spoked to his disciples now is speaking to you and me that the world hated him therefore as it hated him is also going to hate you for his name sake. But we are not alone, and we can find strength in God's Word and His promises that he is with us to the end of the age according to Matthew 28:20, Jesus Christ commanded his disciples to go to the whole world teaching and preaching to whole creation to observe all things whatsoever he commanded them: and, lo, for he said i am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
The apostles experienced hardship, pressure, and perplexity, but they were not crushed or in despair. "We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair" (2 Corinthians 4:8). They found strength in God's presence and power, and continued to preach the gospel and spread the message of Christ. This allowed them to develop perseverance, character, and hope according to Romans 5: 3-5 which states that "Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."
Paul faced intense persecution, imprisonment, flogging, and death threats, but he did not give up. "I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again" (2 Corinthians 11:23). He found strength in God's grace and power, and continued to share the message of Christ with others. This enabled him to experience God's comfort and consolatio
