“In a world where following Christ is decreed to be a subversive and illegal activity, you have been arrested and dragged before a court. You have been under surveillance, the prosecution has been able to build up a case against you. The judge is shown dozens of photographs that show you attending church meetings, speaking at religious events, and participating in various prayer and worship services. There are items that have been confiscated from your home: religious books, worship CDs, and other Christian artifacts. They display your poems and journal entries that you had written concerning your faith. Finally, in closing, the prosecution offers your Bible to the judge. A well-worn book with scribbles, notes, and underlinings throughout, evidence that you had read and reread this sacred text many times.” The verdict, “Of the charges that have been brought forward I find the accused NOT guilty.” Reason, “The court is indifferent toward your Bible reading and church attendance; it has no concern for worship with words and a pen. Continue to develop your theology, and use it to paint pictures of love. We have no interest in such armchair artists who spend their time creating images of a better world. We exist only for those who would lay down that brush, and their life, in a Christ-like endeavor to create it. So, until you live as Christ and his followers, until you challenge this system and become a thorn in our side, until you die to yourself and offer your body to the flames, until then my friend, you are no enemy of ours.” After reading these words I pray that I am able to stand, even if I have to stand alone and be obedient to the words written in *Matthew 16:25 For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity].* My fellow sojourners, may the grace and peace of the Lord Jesus strengthen all those who are willing to lock shields with me in these challenging times and may the grace of the Lord Jesus, and the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen. In Christ Love, douglas. HE>i. pastord.blog

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