In the midst of being torn away from their families, imprisoned and tortured because of their belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ, they still were empowered through Holy Spirit to be full of faith, hopeful and cheerful. Reading this made me question my walk in Christ while at the same time, emboldened my faith.
Questioned because...with lesser issues, I've been less than cheerful through them to say the least.
Emboldened because...it was a HUGE reminder of what I believe, is worth living and dying for.
I've no where near experienced what I've read in this book (although I've been threatened death because of the gospel and almost killed due to my relationship with man) even still, nothing near the torture that these people lived through and died because of.
Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 MSG
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