The Kingdom Among Your Enemies

"The Kingdom is to be in the midst of your enemies. And he who will not suffer this does not want to be of the Kingdom of Christ; he wants to be among friends, to sit among roses and lilies, not with the bad people but the devout people. O you blasphemers and betrayers of Christ! If Christ had done what you are doing, who would ever have been spared?" (Martin Luther).

These are strong words from a man who counted the cost to follow Jesus Christ. The Kingdom of God is to be in the midst of your enemies. This is daily. This is our calling. To coward in the face of our enemies makes us a coward for Christ. Jesus said, "Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven" (Mat.10:32-33).