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Persecution Report Shared via AddThis persecution is what any true Christian would experience.It has many faces depending on your circumstance and where you. If you dwell in a land where it is forbidden to preach,teach or witness for Christ the consequences could be range from outright imprisonment to death.In in different environment like the workplace of a secular country, you are victimized or even pass over during promotion and other benefit; situation abound of Christians who are often denied of their rights as staff in an organization where the boss belongs to a different faith or is an atheist altogether. Thank God for the presence of the Holy spirit who comforts,and strengthens those facing persecution. Persecution, in whatever measure from all intents and purposes is to break the resolve of the persecuted and to put the pleasure on and on till they deny their faith otherwise they will be chasing what they can not get. The ultimate strength for the persecuted is the Holy Spirit

Pray God not to develop cold feet when the victory is at hand.there is a Proverb my father used to tell us. About a goat who desired to leak up a pitch of snuff, but in the process blew the stuff away with breath from his nostril. In psalms78:9 we read a pathetic story that was to change the course of event and alter the history of the tribe of Ephraim. Let us read it here together, Psalms 78:9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. From the onset this was one tribe favored of God see  Genesis 48:14-19 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on