Last week I ended the week by sharing a devotional thought from one of my favorite books Extreme Devotion. Today I thought I'd do the same thing, so that as you go into the weekend, you can think about your faith and those who are suffering for the precious name of Jesus.
NORTH KOREA: AN UNKNOWN MOTHER AND SON, pg 242 Extreme Devotion
1Peter 1:23, "For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God."
I was with my friend today when two police officers stopped us. They knocked my friend down and accused him of being a Christian. My friend did not try to defend himself. Even with a gun pointed directly at him, his face remained peaceful.
He looked straight into my eyes and without speaking a word, I knew what he was saying. He wanted me to believe the same thing he did. And then he just said, "Bless Them." He was executed right in front of me because he was a Christian. I do not even know what a Christian is. I don't understand any of this.
After he shared his story, his mother held his head in her hands and simply said, "I understand." She then began to share with him the truth about Christ her Savior. She taught her son about Jesus' miraculous birth, and the opportunity for salvation that came through his death on a cross. Though it pained her that she had never dared to tell her son because she worried for his safety, she was thankful that God was giving them a second chance. "As those bullets hit your friends heart, God planted a seed of hope in yours."
Today this young man is active smuggling Bibles into North Korea and planting those churches.
Have you ever been accused of being a Christian? Is there enough evidence to convict you? Or are you wondering why one would die for Jesus and want to know about Him and know Him personally. Leave us a message and we will help you out and be more than happy to introduce you to Him. He loves you.
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