The Lord gave me a very graphic vision of what our fellow believers are facing around the world.

It was real-time. He was allowing me to see something happening at that very moment.

In a large, cold room with concrete floors and concrete walls, several men were walking around with weapons. I looked down and saw countless dead bodies, mutilated and destroyed.

The men walking around had no regard for the dead bodies. They walked over them and pushed them around as if walking on a pile of trash.

Then I heard a woman singing the most peace-filled worship to God. The men in the room heard it, too, and were frantically trying to figure out where it was coming from.

There lay a woman's body, lifeless, but songs of worship were coming from her mouth. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. They couldn't believe it either.

This is where the vision ended, and a scripture immediately followed, "Stand firm against the devil, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are."

I share this to motivate you. This is no time to tolerate the devil, or be intimidated, or shrink back in fear. We must stand firm against the devil and be strong in faith.

Suffering for Christ is part of this journey. Embrace it and press on. Let His praise forever be on your lips.