Acts 5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Even though at this time, people are riled up, angry, and severely ticked off, the Christian must be careful to stay the course with Christ, throughout all of the vicissitudes of life, meaning that we should not turn to the right hand or the left, from following a plain thus saith The Lord. One of the facts about Christianity that we will have to be reconciled to is that the ways in which we deal with situations are, for the most part, different from how the natural man deals with the same issues.
There is a natural way which appeals to our human nature, and then there is the royal way which God outlines in the Bible, which most often goes against our natural grain. The Christian therefore must at all times choose the royal way, for that’s what it means to be a follower of Jesus. Riots and protests are the ways in which the natural man usually responds to injustice and cruelty, as we have seen recently in Iran.
But in the Scriptures, we are given the high road, a royal way for us to follow, when faced with similar situations. As the heat of the furnace is ratcheted up several notches there will be very strong temptations which will be coming your way, to adopt ways and means that are not endorsed, or commanded by God. In all of the back and forth going on currently, the Christian must never adopt principles and methods, ways and means that are hall marks of the kingdom of darkness, for doing so will put us in the very same camp with the prince of darkness.
Ephesians 6: 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!