Be Still And Know

2 Timothy 2:9-10 Because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained. So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen. If it were possible to extinguish Christianity through violent persecution, it would have been snuffed out long ago. In the last 2,000 years, the persecution of the Church has simply accelerated its growth. Tertullian, an author in the second century AD, wrote: “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.” Most of us have had no experience of violent persecution, but it is important to remember that it continues to be the experience of many Christians around the world today. Every year, thousands of Christians are killed because of their faith in countries such as Afghanistan, North Korea, Somalia, Nigeria, Libya and Yemen. Paul was certain that however great the persecution, the word of God could never be chained. We find exactly the same