Lately this phase that Paul wrote to Timothy (2 Tim. 2:9) has been repeating in my mind. Maybe because I’ve personally felt so chained by our strict lockdown here, and everything we want to do is prohibited, restricted, or cancelled—after awhile it feels disheartening. Or maybe this verse is resonating because through some of the circumstances of our current reality God has really shown me the power of His Word even more. One of those examples for me recently has been “online church” which, let’s face it, probably NONE of us would have chosen as the ideal choice for our congregation—on screens. Over live-streaming. In Zoom calls. On Google Hangouts or Facebook Messenger or even the world’s most ancient iPod audio file. BUT…. His WORD has never been made LESS because of these constraints.

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