~Joshua 24:15a
-Let me ask you a couple questions. Are you ashamed of Christ? Are you ashamed of what He has done for you? Think about that for a moment. Alright, now think about how you just answered those two questions. If your answer was "No, I am not ashamed", then that's great! Now can you prove it? Does the way you act show that you aren't ashamed? What have you done that proves to the rest of the world that you aren't ashamed of the very One that laid down His own life simply to save yours?
-There is this book I love it's called Tortured for Christ. It was written by a man named Richard Wurmbrand. It's kind of like an autobiography, but it's mainly about the persecution that he has suffered and witnessed throughout his life. I made a post a while back about this book. You may have read the post or the book. If so, that's great, you already know about what I'm going to share with you. So basically Richard was an atheist. But, he wasn't satisfied with atheism. Atheism gave no peace to his aching heart. During that time, way up in a village in the mountains of Romania there was an old carpenter. This old carpenter had been praying that God would allow him to lead a Jew to Christ. Well, the carpenter wasn't getting any younger and unfortunately he couldn't travel to find a Jew so that he could share Jesus with one, so he simply kept on praying, and looking. Richard was irresistibly drawn to the exact village where that old man. Soon after meeting the old man, Richard came to know Christ as his Savior. In the book Richard goes on to tell about the great persecution that he suffered and witnessed. He was tortured over and over and he was ordered to deny Christ many times, yet he never did.
-This man was not ashamed of Jesus. Not only was he not ashamed of Him, he also did all that he could for Him. He committed his life to serving God and doing His will. Let's look at some things that he did with Jesus.
- He accepted Jesus. That's where it starts. That first step when you decide to give your life over to the Creator. You place your life in His hands. You accept Him.
- He shared Jesus. He boldly and unashamedly shared Jesus with others. He went out of his way to tell others about the great love that Jesus has for them.Whether its with family, friends, or strangers we must share Jesus and tell of what He has done for us!
*For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; ~Romans 1:16
- He took a stand for Jesus. In the middle of great persecution he stood for what he believed and for Who he believed in. He never denied who his Savior was. He proudly told anybody that Jesus was his Savior. He was proud of that! He didn't care what other people did to him or thought about him. He simply knew that he had to take a stand for Christ. Maybe we won't be tortured for Christ and our life might not be on the line but we can still stand for Christ. We stand up for our friends and family on many occasions, so why can't we stand up for God? Stand strong in the faith that God gives you.
- He lived for Jesus. Everything he did, he did to serve and honor God. Our desire should be to do all that we can for Christ. He has given everything for us, we MUST give of ourselves for Him. *And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. -Colossians 3:17
-My final question for you is,
{What Will You Do With Jesus?}
God bless!
<3SarahElisabeth
