The Church invincible - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

This is the victory that has overcome the world - our faith. Christ loved the church and gave himself for her, that she should be holy and without blemish.
1 John 5:4; Ephesians 5:25.27

The Church invincible
In a Chinese town the authorities once had all the Bibles and Christian literature burned. But Bibles are thick books that burn slowly; so a spectator managed to tear a page from one as it burned away.

As a result the underground church in that town had only one page of Holy Scripture at its disposal for years. It was the page on which the apostle Peter, after declaring that Jesus is the Son of the living God, hears the response: "On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hades shall not prevail against it" (Matthew 16, 18). One can experience the reality of such a promise, even when the fury of a totalitarian government is unleashed against the believers. From the beginning the Church, the sum of believers in Jesus Christ, has had countless enemies wanting to destroy it, from the Roman emperors to the anti-Christian governments of today. The empires have passed, but the Church has remained, sometimes hiding or submitting to persecution. It also suffers from mockery and blasphemy in prosperous countries where immorality and arrogance reign. But the Church is on the side of Jesus, the glorified Victor in heaven. Therefore it patiently awaits the return of the Lord. "Because you have kept my command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world. Hold fast what you have, that no-one may take your crown" (Revelation 3, 10.11).