as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:20-21
I am inspired by my brother Said Musa, who is facing execution in Afghanistan right now for being a convert to Christianity. That he is strengthened through Christ to be able to willing lay down his life.
This world is harsh, cold, and hardened, like a boulder floating in space. The only way to make an impact is to do so with momentum, not fearing the consequences of living for Christ. We must fight for our Kingdom, our home, because we are not part of this world, we are expatriates. We are a people who are living somewhere that is not their home. As Christians we are displaced, to live in this world but not of the world. While we are here we are to show as much of our home and our King to others.
The way we do this in our hardened world is to go at it head first, with all of our might; knowing that when our strength runs out God’s strength will not. We will not tiptoe through life to arrive safely at death. We will dash headlong at life to make an impact on this world. IF we survive, and that’s a big IF, we will have great stories to tell; if we do not then we will go out in a blaze of God’s glory.
Weather we experience blessing or suffering we will glorify God and praise His name to the ends of the earth.
Don’t tiptoe through life, run boldly ahead with fury & passion. When you fall God will be there to catch you. Take on this world face to face, knowing that we are a people who though they might be able to kill our bodies they will never kill our souls. If it’s right then our lives will make a huge impact for Christ, weather that’s in life or death, on small scale or large.
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