No Room for Christians?

Iraqi Christians are being warned to leave or face terrible consequences. Muslim extremists wrote in a letter, “There’s no more room for you, infidels, among the Iraqi Muslims. Our swords shall be placed upon your necks and the necks of your followers and other Christians residing in Mosul.”

A phrase in that threat struck me: “There’s no more room for you.” When the Son of God, the King of the universe, came to earth, He was forced to lie in a feeding trough among smelly animals because the innkeeper could not find room for Him. What an insult! Yet He was humble. There was no room for Jesus, and there is no room for Christians. What should our response be?

Do not be surprised, brothers, that the world hates you. We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.
–1 John 3:13-14

Let us not abide in death, even when the church is threatened. The threat-writers cannot win—they cannot kill the eternal life in the body of Christ. Even in Iraq, Christians are remaining strong and the Gospel is going forth. Praise His name!

Source: Mission Network News