DAILY READINGS: Gen. 38; Psalms 15-16; Matt. 21:33 to 22:14
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Revelation 2:10
When English Reformer Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), was burned at the stake he first thrust into the flame the hand which had previously signed a document recanting his Christian faith. For him it was a form of penance for his previous weakness. Every year thousands of believers pay the ultimate price of laying down their lives for their faith. Are we praying for the persecuted church, and taking seriously the call on us to be faithful when we encounter militant opposition?—W. Ross Rainey
Am I a soldier of the cross, a follower of the Lamb,
And shall I fear to own His cause, or blush to speak His name? —I. Watts