The worst thing that can happen to a Christian is not persecution, physical injury, or death. In many respects, these are the best things that can happen to us. Jesus said that we are blessed when we are “persecuted for righteousness’ sake” (Matthew 5:10). Paul decided to “take pleasure in infirmities…for Christ's sake… For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Corinthians 12:10). Jesus said to His followers, “My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do” (Luke 12:4). This makes perfect sense, because for the believer, “to be absent from the body” is “to be present with the Lord.” None of these earthly threats should hold any sway over us whatsoever.
Jim Elliff

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#1 · March 31, 2005, 2:47 pm

Posted by: randal <randal@...>

Cloudburst Syndicated Poetry
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Copyright (c) 2005, J. Randal Matheny

WE NEVER KNOW
by J. Randal Matheny

We never know the accidents we miss,
Nor all the evil lurking in the dark.
How often we walk each day in ignorant bliss
Of silent dangers seeking an easy mark!
We're steps away from falling into the abyss!
>From many a veiled distress the Lord protects,
While we complain of random, bad effects.

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prompted this poem and the last line that didn't
make the grade. I even put it to a vote! And you
can vote, after the fact, on which you prefer;
maybe the other one really belongs in the poem!
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