Lord, “stand firm” is an encouragement we need today for sure. You and I have already discussed the “be patient” part of these verses.
Our culture is becoming more and more hostile to Christians. Even now there are Christians calling for us to stand against its onslaught. Chuck Colson’s Manhattan Proclamation, Matt Staver’s Amici Project, Glenn Beck’s Tea Party Movement, and many other grass roots groups are calling for Christians to stand against the moral decay and oncoming corrupt and socialistic government in our country. By signing these documents, or joining their group, we may very well be signing our death warrant as martyrs or at the very least the warrant for our arrest. If not our generation, it may be our children or grandchildren.
Lord, teach us…teach me to stand firm in my faith in You and in the hope of your eminent return. Help me Lord, not to become desensitized to sin or to compromise my faith for the sake of creature comforts or position. I do not ever want to be like Peter when he denied You to save his own hide, or so he thought at the time. Help me to be more like Dietrich Bonheoffer in Nazi Germany…ready to become a martyr to spread, and stand for, Your truth!
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