As I write this, I have no idea how this election will turn out or what the ramifications will be for Christians in our nation. I know that in many places around the world Christians suffer great opposition. Some are imprisoned for their beliefs, some tortured, some martyred. Will that become the experience of Christians in our nation? Perhaps. We have already seen a rise in opposition. We just do not know at this point how great that will become.
So, considering that, we should heed Peter’s warning in his first letter. “Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him and be firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.” [1Peter 5:8-9 HCSB]
We may not know the outcome of this election, or whether opposition will continue to increase in our nation, but what we are assured of is that the enemy of our soul is prowling around. He is now and always has been on the move looking for anyone to devour. He hates God Almighty. He knows that the best way to get at God is to attack God’s children.
We need to get serious as Peter reminds us. We have been too comfortable and too complacent for too many years in our nation. We have allowed much of our Christian foundations to be eroded away and done nothing to stop it. We may or may not be able to recover what we have lost.
Still, we must try. We must be always alert to the devil’s tactics. We must resist and stand firm in our faith. The days of “easy” Christianity in American are gone. Now it is time to remember that being a Christian never has been about “easy.” The cross was not “easy.” Our walking worthy of all that Jesus has done for us will not be “easy” either, but it will sure be necessary.
