Romans 8:36–37: As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
This is a frightful picture of the saints in this day of grace. I believe with all my heart that this is the attitude of a satanic system toward the child of God even in this hour. Also the history of the church reveals this. My friend, if you stand for God today, it will cost you something. And, friend, it is sickening to see what is happening to some of the saints of God in our day. But even this will not separate us from the love of God. How can a sheep for the slaughter be more than a conqueror? This is another wonderful paradox of the Christian faith. What does it mean to be more than a conqueror? It means to have assistance from another who gets the victory for us, who never lets us be defeated. The victory belongs to Christ; not to us. The victorious life is not our life. It is His life. 1
Application
- It is being reported that more Christians are being martyred for their faith now than at any other time in church history. Pray for the persecuted church.
- There is more hostility towards biblical believing Christians in our nation than at any other time that I have ever known. Will you pray for your pastors and Christian leaders who are under much pressure to conform to the culture?
Prayer
Lord, help our Christian leaders to be steadfast to the Word of God.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: The Epistles (Romans 1-8) (electronic ed., Vol. 42). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.