The future is bright. ( 2 Timothy 4 v 6 - 8 )

Recently when holiday in Corfu ,we stayed at a hotel,one the things I enjoyed about the hotel was the view ,of the sea and the mountainous land of Albania.When Albania was ruled by communist it boasted of being an atheist state,of course like most dictatorial states, be it political or religious, those who differ from them,were soon eliminated.When the communist took over Vietnam over a million people perished. one can multiply that number a hundred fold in the like of China,Soviet Union, Nazi   Germany.That will never change never,recently when the Chinese authorities broke into  a church,they demanded that the believers cut from their Bible the first commandment.These wicked states will come and go,but the Church of Christ will survive,yes many Christians will suffer and even die,it goes with the territory .Although they will loose their lives they are promised a wonderful future, that will more than make up for all their suffering. 'The cross here,the crown there.'