Serving in the Church is Awesome 05 It Handles Haters!

One of the greatest things about serving the Lord is that those who hate you will be ashamed. I am by no means an old man, but I have certainly in my life had some people who were furious at me and hated me. There are people who want me to fail. There are people who lie about me, there are people who are texting people in our churches telling them lies about, there are people who have recorded videos and put them on social media lying about me, there are people who have tried to destroy what I am doing.

When that happens, I run to the Word. A great Scripture in these times is Isaiah 41:8-14:

“But as for you, Israel my servant,
    Jacob my chosen one,
    descended from Abraham my friend,
⁹ I have called you back from the ends of the earth,
    saying, ‘You are my servant.’
For I have chosen you
    and will not throw you away.
¹⁰ Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
    Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
    I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.

¹¹ “See, all your angry enemies lie there,
    confused and humiliated.
Anyone who opposes you will die
    and come to nothing.
¹² You will look in vain
    for those who tried to conquer you.
Those who attack you
    will come to nothing.
¹³ For I hold you by your right hand—
    I, the Lord your God.
And I say to you,
    ‘Don’t be afraid. I am here to help you.

Notice it is being a servant that leads you to the place where your angry enemies lie confused and humiliated. If you serve God, God Himself will take care of your angry enemies.

Your job is to love and lift your enemies, let God take care of them.

Selah.