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Today's Early Church Wisdom
“This is the way of life: first, thou shalt love the God who made thee, secondly, thy neighbour as thyself: and all things whatsoever thou wouldest not should happen to thee, do not thou to another. The teaching of these words is this: Bless those who curse you, and pray for your enemies, and fast on behalf of those who persecute you: for what thanks will be due to you, if ye love only those who love you? Do not the Gentiles also do the same? But love ye those who hate you, and ye shall not have an enemy.”
~ The Didache, also known as The Teachings of the 12 Apostles, is an early Christian document written between 80AD – 90AD.
This week's Psalm is Psalm 31 'My Rock, My Shield, My Song'

God Is with You in Your Trials

When we pass through the trials of life, it is possible to feel very alone, particularly at those times when no one is standing with us. At such times it is good to remember that in all these trials God is with us. This is the invisible reality. Whatever the threat in our visible or outward circumstances, there is a realm our physical eyes cannot see – the spirit realm, and in that realm, we are not alone, but we are standing with the Lord Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, and we are surrounded by armies of angels that do His will and are working night and day on our behalf in the cause of God’s great eternal plan. When our eyes are opened to the spirit realm, everything starts to look very different. Jesus said, “I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). He said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5).