PERSECUTE
Today's reading: Acts 25-28

"Who are you, sir? I asked. And the Lord replied, I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting." Acts 26:15 NLT

Persecute-to treat continually in a way meant to be cruel or harmful; to drive away.

Never in a million years would we attempt to persecute God. Can I have an 'Amen'?

We'd never try to harm Him. We'd never be cruel to Him. We would never mis-treat Him.

And yet we do.

We break His heart with our disobedience.

We downsize Him with our lack of faith.

We disregard Him with our doubts.

We punish Him when we don't get our way.

We punch Him in the gut when we are unloving or unkind to another.

We question His authority when we allow disbelief to override what He says in His Word.

We turn our noses up at Him when we 'head off towards Tarshish instead of Ninevah'.

We've got to stop persecuting the One who is on our side. We must join forces with Him instead of constantly fighting against Him--for we will not win!