“So that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,” (Phil 2:10). What comfort this reality gives the believer under persecution for faith and adherence to God’s Word. No matter what the outcome of our individual situations and lives on this earth under persecution, we will have the final victory through Jesus complete Lordship over all. We may experience the victorious King of all Kings taking victory over our adversaries and vindicating us in this life. Or we may suffer under our persecution to the point of death. If the latter, then we will experience victory in the next life as we watch the King of all Kings vindicate us before our tormentors and all the host of eternity.
If we feel the temptation to shrink back (Heb 10:39) from the exhortations of Scripture in the face of persecution, in any form, let us commit this truth to our minds and burn it upon our hearts, so that we will not shrink back for fear of man, but boldly stand firm for the glory of God and the good of our souls. Remembering that God has given Christ “the name above all names” (Phil 2:9), “so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.”
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