Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.  – John 15:20

Government:  You will no longer preach about Jesus.  If you don’t stop, you will no longer have employment.

Christian:  Then I will trust God for my provisions.

Government:  We will take your home!  Then where will your family stay?

Christian:  I will trust God to be our shelter.

Government: We will beat you!

Christian:  Then I will trust God for my healing.

Government:  We will throw you in prison!

Christian:  Then I will tell the other prisoners about Jesus so they may be free also.

Government:  We will kill you!

Christian:  Then I will be with Jesus forever.

Lord, we are so weak in America.  We are so entitled and arrogant.  You call us to be meek and lowly.  About 65% of Americans claim to be Christians.  What would that percentage be if the above conversation became our reality?  For many countries, they don’t have to wonder.  They are enduring it as I type this.  Help them, Lord.  Help us American believers really get it . . . You are worthy of it all!

“True: methinks it makes my heart bleed, to think that He should bleed for me.  Oh, Thou loving One!  Thou blessed One! Thou deservest to have me:  Thou has bought me.  Thou deservest to have me all:  Thou hast paid for me ten thousand times what I am worth.”  — Christiana in part 2 of Pilgrim’s Progress.