It is easy to
praise God and be a light to the world when everything is going well. It is easy to say God is good when all is
going good. But in the midst of of
trials and tribulation, when the winds of adversity and persecution blow upon
me, will that praise come easily from my mouth and the light shine brightly in
my eyes and in my life?
As the last days
come upon the world and darkness falls, the entire world will be affected. It is then that people will see what my
testimony of God truly is. A close
reading of the Scriptures clearly shows that the lives of believers don’t fare
well in this world. At times we can fit
in with the humanitarians and good deed doers; but there comes a time when that
difference will become obvious.
Persecution has a way of revealing the truth about how I am truly
living. It revealed itself in the lives
of the disciples when Jesus was crucified and they abandoned him. It revealed itself in Stephen as those around
him watched him die, still proclaiming the goodness of God. Paul watched that event and it had a great
affect on him.
A light shines
best in the darkness and those days are coming quickly upon us. Are believers being prepared for this? Am I prepared for this? Is my light ready to shine when the days are
dark and dangerous? Am I truly committed
to God in good times and in bad times, for better or for worse? It is my desire to be.
Knowing the
reality of the crucifixion is a true necessity today. Knowing that Jesus suffered a horrible death
for me is a necessity today. Knowing
that God loves me so much that He sent Jesus to die is a necessity today. How should I then live? At the foot of the cross and in the fruit of
the resurrection.
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