“We have escaped like a bird from the hunter’s net; the net is torn, and we have escaped.” (v. 7)

We can all readily account for the antagonism of our world. The culture can’t abide the crystal-clarity of the truth—and it can’t abide the people who stand on it, who hold it forth, and who proclaim it faithfully.

You, the Gospel people, are in their sights.

Yet what is the promise of the Scriptures? What is the assurance given to those who cling to Christ and go with His Gospel, even in an antagonistic culture? What is our confidence?

It’s this:

Their net is torn.

They cannot hold you for long. They’ll swipe and they’ll swing and they’ll swat—and they’ll get nothing. By grace, every of their snares proves futile. Because of the sovereign God, who loves us and holds us and shields us, they will always fail to have you.

You may have to pass through their nets, but…in the light of eternity? They’ll check their unrighteous haul and realize…

…they got nothing.

— Tyler