"The Head of Defeat"

"They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones." (Psalms 83:3) Here is the big mistake the enemies of God make, thinking that they can just go against His people any time they feel like it; because it only works when He allows it to happen. Obviously, it happens all the time; but for the most part, when it does, it causes the church to spread and become more committed to God's calling upon their lives. Do you know why that is? It's a heart issue, not a head issue. If we thought about what might happen, then nine times out of ten, we probably would not go ahead and do something that would get us in trouble with the world. It's like, do I listen to my own counsel, or do I do what is in my heart? My heart says to declare that Jesus is LORD, but my mind says, watch what you say and to who you say it to. You can get away with talking about God with almost anyone; even most atheist will put up with listening to you, until you say something that makes them check their own belief. But as soon as you start talking about Jesus and how He is the only way to get into heaven, then you have crossed the line with most people, even people that might claim to be a Christian, as hard as that is to believe. There are many churches today that hardly teach from the Bible; most of their sermons are all about having relationships with one another, more than they are about a relationship with God. That's the big difference between religion and having a personal relationship, the head and the heart; one is head knowledge, the other is love. The point is pretty simple, based upon "thy hidden ones," it speaks of those who are treasured by God, because He is their treasure. In other words, those that love God, love Him no matter what, and they do so because He loves them and they know it; and because they know that He loves them, He treasures the relationship that they have together, and He will guard and defend them, as His children...
"Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory." (Colossians 3:1-4) NLT