Spoiling of Your Goods

Wednesday’s Devotion

Spoiling of Your Goods

“…and took JOYFULLY the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that yea have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.” –Heb. 10:34

Today there is a growing number of Christians who have lost sight of an imminent rapture and have begun to make preparations to endure the tribulation period. They have turned their eyes from looking for the blessed hope to looking for places to hide from the antichrist. The focus has turned to stock-piling supplies for survival instead of seeking God’s face for revival. Some are even arming themselves with guns and ammo to shoot anyone who would attempt seize their property.

Is this proper behavior for a New Testament Christian? Paul wrote to Hebrews, “Call to remembrance the former days, in which… ye endured a great fight of afflictions...and took JOYFULLY the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that yea have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. Cast not away therefore your confidence” (Heb. 11:32, 34, 35). It was not an uncommon thing for early Christians to be plundered. When these first century Christians were persecuted, turned out of their homes, and their possessions were confiscated, they didn’t whine about it. They JOYFULLY yielded their property without resistance. Why the joyful attitude when the government taken everything they owned? Because they knew that in heaven they had “a better and an enduring substance” than they had on earth!

I pray it doesn’t come to this , but if the government came to confiscate your goods, would you take it joyfully, or would you shoot anyone who tried? Remember Christian, this world is not our home; We’re just a’passin’ through. Don’t get your roots down too deeply in this earthly sod. It won’t be long and we’re out of here!

“Even so, come, Lord Jesus” (Rev. 22:20).

Pastor Al Hughes