“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life” Revelation 2:10
Lessons from Revelation Chapter 2- Poem 4
To the Church in Smyrna:
Revelation 2:8-11
And to the Angel of the church in Smyrna These things says He who dead was, but now lives... He knows their works, their tribulation- sorrow Each detail of their sorrow God does know He knows the poverty and all the hardships in it Yet they are rich- much richer than they see For their great treasure is not gold or silver But it is Christ- their faith and love of Him Fear not those things, those things that you will suffer The devil will to prison send you, try you But do not fear this suffering, fear not Your tribulation will not last forever And if you read too quickly, you'll this miss: He did not say fear not for you won’t suffer He did not say fear not, I’ll prevent suffering He said fear not those things that you shall suffer Be faithful unto death, be faithful always A crown of life in glory you’ll receive And He that overcomes shall never ever Be hurt of second death, but live forever!
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” John 15:33
“Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets” Luke 6:22-23
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For Thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”
Romans 8:35-39
“But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of His knowledge in every place” 2 Corinthians 2:14 ASV
- Thank You Jesus that in You, I have peace even in midst of tribulation!
- Thank You Jesus that You overcame the world! I overcome the world through You.
- In the world I will have tribulation. Thank You Jesus that You will never forsake me. Thank You that You are always with me. Thank You God that You are for me and not against me. Teach me how to always be of good cheer, even in midst of tribulation, because You Jesus overcame the world.
- Thank You that I am blessed if people will hate me, separate me from their company, criticize me, and ruin my name because I chose and choose to follow Jesus.
- Thank You Jesus, that NOTHING will separate me from the love of Christ. Tribulation, distress, persecution, famine or anything else, will NOT separate us from the LOVE OF CHRIST!
- Thank You that I am MORE than Conqueror through HIM that loved me- Not because of something I have done, but because of the love of Christ, and what HE did.
- Thank You Lord that You ALWAYS cause me to triumph in Christ. I triumph in Christ even in midst of persecution.
