A Word to those Being Persecuted

Enjoying the Journey

Scott Pauley

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🗓️ 26 August 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Psalm 109. True followers of Christ have always faced persecution and it seems to be increasing in our world. In today's study you will hear both the voice of the persecutors and the Word of God, and discover what you are to say in response. Join Scott Pauley's study through Scripture this year. Find resources for every book of the Bible by Dr. Pauley and Enjoying the Journey at enjoyingthejourney.org/journey-through-scripture/.Whether you're a new believer or have walked with the Lord for years, you'll find thousands of free devotionals, Bible studies, audio series, and Scripture tools designed to strengthen your faith, deepen your understanding of the Bible, and help you stay rooted in the Word of God. Explore now at EnjoyingTheJourney.org.Extend the Work Enjoying the Journey provides every resource for free worldwide. If you would like to help extend this Bible teaching, you may give at enjoyingthejourney.org/donations/

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0:00.0	We all would like to think that we know where we are going and how to get there.
0:13.0	But at every stage in life, we need divine direction. God has promised to guide us if we simply follow.
0:20.0	The fifth and final section of Psalms are referred to as Deuteronomy Psalms because they remind
0:25.6	us to keep returning to the truth of God's Word.
0:29.6	Join us as we study them with Scott Pauli today. Yea, and all that live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
0:50.4	One mark of true believers, one mark of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is that in every generation, it has faced some type of persecution.
1:00.8	Now, let's talk about our world for just a moment. We have been spoiled.
1:05.5	Honestly, so many of us have lived such comfortable lives, even in our Christian faith, that we know so little of
1:13.7	persecution. We know so little of it. We hear of it. We read of it in history books, but we've not
1:18.5	seen it. There are certain parts of the world where people have been suffering and being put to
1:23.2	death for their faith throughout the centuries, but most of us, that's only something we've seen and known
1:29.2	from a distance. And yet I believe the near we get to the end of time, the closer we get to our
1:34.6	Lord's return, and the more intense the spiritual opposition becomes, I'm convinced that God's
1:39.9	people are going to suffer persecution. And I'm not trying to be discouraging. I'm just saying it's a
1:44.9	reality. It always has been. It is now. And it will be until someday the Lord puts down every enemy.
1:51.1	That's why Psalm 109 is a Psalm that is very significant for the hour that we're living in.
1:58.2	Psalm 109 is a Psalm of David. It's not only a Psalm of David, it is one of the
2:02.5	Psalms known as the imprecatory Psalms. I was talking to someone the other day and they said,
2:09.5	yes, I have a family member whose favorite Psalms are the imprecatory Psalms. And they kind of
2:13.8	laugh because the imprecatory Psalms are the Psalms that are all prayers against the enemy.
2:19.6	And this person, of course, tongue in cheek, said, my friend or family member loves praying those prayers, praying against the enemies.
2:27.3	But I'll remind you that David is not just praying against his own enemies.
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