Have you ever been stirred to bring your Bible into a place where you normally don’t carry your sword (likening your Bibles, the Word of God, to a sword Heb 4:11)? Perhaps carrying it to a restaurant, grocery store, work, or to school? It is always notable on how our flesh can resist and even more notable on how your audience will respond. You may get looks and maybe even a comment behind your back, but this is nothing compared to so many saints that take a heavy hit for the Gospels sake. For many of us, this is a very soft or mild form of persecution. In the first chapter of Exodus, we see the response of the Egyptians in regards to the threat of the presence of God’s people. “And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we: Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and [so] get them up out of the land. Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.” (Exd 1:9-11) Persecution is a good sign for the Church. Ultimately people will always feel threatened, as there is an increase in Bible-believing believers around them. Remember what Jesus said? “Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” (Mat 5:11-12) and (Jhn 15:20) “Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.” Are you willing to take on a stare today? You never know, you might get a chance to use it. Will you consider carrying your sword today?