Living Water: No Turning Back

Interesting chapter of Living Water by Brother Yun. We are told that we must expect opposition to when we obediently follow God.

The first thing that struck me is the statement: In fact, it could be argued that Satan only attacks those plans that he knows originate from God's throne. Brother Yun states that there are many things that Christians are involved in that have little impact on Satan and his plans.

I think that is a huge problem in the church in the United States today. We are so wrapped in all sorts of activity that drain our focus from what God wants us to do that we have little impact for the Kingdom. We are lukewarm and we are not hot for the Gospel and spreading the message that Christ died for our sins.

We are so distracted that we fail to focus on God's calling for each one of us.

I think that one reason we don't have a lot of persecution in the United States today is that we as a church are indistinguishable from the rest of society.

Brother Yun also states that we are called to suffer for the kingdom and to endure until the end. This is the central theme of Steve Farrar's excellent book: Finishing Strong. The Bible has numerous cases of people that start out well and don't endure to the end. David is the one that springs to mind as well as Saul and Solomon.

Looking forward to the conversation about this tomorrow.