STAYING TRUE TO GOD

STAYING TRUE TO GOD

Philemon  1  This letter is from Paul, in prison for preaching the Good News about Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy.  NLT

      It intrigues me that Paul was in prison for preaching the Good News.   If you know anything at all about the Apostle Paul, you know he was not one to back down from preaching the Gospel.  He did not care what others thought of him, he was determined to stay true to the Lord and His Word.

     We live in a time in which most are more concerned about what others may think about them than they are about staying true to God’s Word.  We are more into being “politically correct” than proclaiming what God says and let the chips fall where they may. 

       Staying true to God and His Word may get us into hot water in the world.  Some people do go to prison because of their faith now.  I believe that there is a strong possibility that being put into prison for our faith will become more and more common as we try to live out our faith in a hostile world.

      Jesus told us to count the cost before we commit to following Him.  If you knew that you could very well be put in prison because of your faith or how you live it out in the world, do you love the Lord enough and believe strongly enough in Him to continue living for Him?  If you aren’t sure about your level of commitment, you need to get alone with the Lord and spend time with Him until you settle the issue.  Your life for all of eternity may depend on it.

      God promised that things are going to get more and more evil the closer we get to Christ’s coming.  More and more people are going to be antagonistic towards us who believe.  Work out your salvation with fear and trembling now and you won’t fear what may lie ahead for you.