Opposition will happen

 Opposition will take place. That's guaranteed on life's long, day-after-day journey.

A recent revival in a large building in Toronto was being led by a Messianic Congregation. Most of the residents in the condo building are survivors of the Holocaust, and praise was rising from the balconies. Many came down to enjoy the joyous concert up close. Permission had been granted by the city of Toronto to conduct two outdoor musical concerts at apartment buildings in the heart of the Jewish Community, which is one of the largest in North America. With the advent of Covid-19, there was an increasing sense of isolation for the elderly. Many Jewish people were impacted as they heard the music and the message that Yeshua is their hope and salvation. 

The next month, the Jewish magazine "Exodus" published a full-page article, "Great Deception: Missionaries attack Jews". They described the outdoor concerts of praise and worship in terms that would neutralize the message. 

The Christian life is not one of ease and comfort. Spiritual battles continue, often daily. Christian believers in the Muslim or Communist worlds often are attacked by sharp words and destructive attitudes on a daily basis. Loneliness is not uncommon for a Christian. 

But these hardships remind us that life has a purpose, that God is in control, and that Jesus Christ has gone before us. We fight with weapons of righteousness: faith, hope, and love. "But the greatest of these is love."