Would Jesus say you and I are faithful and true to Him?
He said that about the Pergamum church.
Revelation 2:12-13 12 “To the angel of the church in Pergamum write:
These are the words of him who has the sharp,
double-edged sword. 13 I know where you live—where Satan
has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith
in me, not
even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your
city—where Satan lives.
Do we openly identify ourselves as a
child of God? What if we knew we would be killed if we said we were a
Christian? Antipas was supposedly burned for refusing to renounce his faith. Jesus
called him His faithful witness for living a consistent faithful life in the face
of satanic evil.
Similar situations happen today. The
gunman in Oregon reportedly asked his classmates if they were a Christian and
asked the Christians to stand up. Then he shot them and continued down the
line. Would you and I boldly claim to be Christians after seeing what happened
to the first victim?
Antipas
and the Christian victims in Oregon are safe in God’s arms now. Nothing will
ever harm them again. Jesus has eternal rewards for His faithful and true
followers! That's something we can cling to, no matter what happens! Alice
