Remembering the Martyrs
On this day when many are remembering the men and women who have died fighting for our freedom, God brought to mind men and women who laid down their lives to secure their ultimate freedom. I’m referring to those who were killed for no other reason than the fact that they loved God. It’s sad that we don’t have a day to honor them but I’m reminded that martyrdom is not a thing of the past. There are still people across the world being tortured for their love of Christ. They need our prayers.
As Americans, it’s easy to enjoy our life of comparative ease and forget those who don’t have this. We should not be so lax. If we live to see the day that our freedom is taken away, we would want our Brothers and Sisters across the world to pray for us. It may be the only thing that gets us through those times. I heard about a man in a communist country who stated that he prayed that America would face persecution so that we would become the Christians Christ desires.
I don’t pray for persecution but I am asking God to help me be the daughter He created me to be. If it truly is the trials of life that brings us to that point, I pray that He will give me strength to go through those trials. If it’s a lonely road I must travel to appreciate His presence, I pray I will rejoice even in that. As the martyrs who have gone before, my goal is to stay close to my Savior and do whatever He asks of me. I may not always understand but I pray to continue to hold His hand until I enter His presence for eternity.
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