Thursday, December 27, 2007

Hey Everybody,

In the midst of the cheer and happiness we have enjoyed in the presence of each other, it might be a good idea to remember that not everybody gets to celebrate Christ's birth like us. We are indeed very fortunate to celebrate freely and not face opposition that can kill us.

Christians around the world choose to go through severe hardship in their ministry for God. Found this news article that reported on a missionary being persecuted by anti-Christian extremists in India. Not to be a wet towel or discourage anyone from being cheerful, but to point out that we should be joyful for such faithful servants of God. Missionaries are actively choosing to reach out regardless of persecution, and what can we learn from such examples?


Matish was attacked by anti-Christian extremists and was paraded around in the town. He asks for prayer for the missionaries there to be examples of Christ's love to those who persecute them, and for the extremists to know the Prince of Peace.

Guess we can learn quite a lot. Be thankful for what we have right now is one of them...and praying + encouraging such missionaries is a good idea too. Perhaps we have to examine our faith if it is as deep as we think it is. Or how about the risks we dare to take to spread the Gospel? Have we adopted an attitude of servanthood for God?

Carry your daily cross. I admit I fail at this, and let's do it together as a fellowship, as one body.

God Bless,
Joshua

9:50 AM
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