Who Do You Choose - Your Family or Jesus?

“Munira, you have five minutes before I kill you. Whom do you choose—your family or Jesus?”

    For months, Munira had tried to keep her faith a secret; she loved her family so much and had no desire to hurt them. But when her father made arrangements for Munira to marry, she told them of her love for Christ.
    

     Munira was down to her last ounce of faith. She answered her father, “I must choose Jesus.” He was so enraged that his beautiful daughter would turn against the family by denying her Islamic upbringing in Tajikistan that he beat her for another two hours.
    

     But God intervened. A Christian friend took her to safety for a period of time. Munira said, “During my time away, God revealed his faithfulness to me, and after much prayer, I knew it was time to reconcile with my beloved family.”
    

     When she returned home, everyone was happy except her father. His first words were, “I hate you! Get out! My daughter died three months ago!”
    

     Devastated, Munira wept at her father’s feet saying, “My God told me to come back to you. I will never leave you, even if you beat and kill me.”
    

     Her father broke down and hugged Munira. He soon resigned himself to her new faith and even agreed to let her attend Bible College.

Some readers get so caught up in a story that they read ahead to see what will happen. They skip one chapter ahead or maybe turn to the back of the book. They simply must know if the hero wins out in the end. They need to see if everything will work out as planned. Unfortunately, you can’t read ahead in your life’s story. Like Munira, you must take it one chapter, one day at a time. Like her, you will not be disappointed in the results. Are you anxious to see where your obedience will lead? Do you want to find out what God has planned for you next? The best you can do is obey today and leave tomorrow to God.

Source: This is an excerpt from the best selling book Extreme Devotion