I thanked God for He is good for them that they have this heart to follow God in the midst of persecution. I was sad when I saw and read that Christians being persecuted because of their faith to Jesus. But I believe to their faith and trust in God because even in the midst of life and death, they did not forsake Jesus. They are willing to be killed because of their faith in God. It such a big encouragement for me as a Christian to face any persecution in my life.
Persecution in the Philippines is more lightly if I compare to their time. They fed into the lion and being hang in the cross to be a torch light. Some of them is being beheaded and put their head in a pole as a decoration.
For me, I don't have reason to deny Jesus because of persecution. I already knew that I am saved by the grace of God and Bible said that "don't be afraid to those who can kill your body but instead, afraid to the one who can kill your soul" which is God that saved Christians on church fathers time and also God that saved my life. Then whom shall I fear.
I prayed to God that in the time of persecution in my life, I will be a blessing to those who persecute me and they will be able see in me the love of Christ to them. I know that I can't love them because as a human, it is hard to love those people who will kill you but the thing is, I am not in that place because I love them but I am in that place incidentally to show God's love to them through my life which God knows it already before it happens.
Thanks God for you control everything and I can trust you anytime.
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