Stoned for his faith!

 Would we be willing to be stoned for our faith in Jesus?

I am certainly not sure about this.  I am quite cowardly when it comes to pain inflicted on me.

The story continues.  Paul was so badly stoned that the people left him for dead.

Then the disciples gathered around him (presumably they had deserted him during the stoning or they too would have been stoned).  Paul rose up from his ordeal and went into the city.

The next day, probably still in tremendous pain and shock, he departed to Derbe with Barnabas.

What we learn from this story is that Paul was fully willing to die for Jesus.

Again I ask, would we be willing to lay down our lives for our faith?

This does not seem likely at the moment, but the way the world is heading, this may become a possibility.

What we need to do is to build our faith.

That is done through the reading of our Bibles.  Through reading stories of the courage of other believers.  Through attending our churches.  And through fellowshipping with like-minded believers.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today, I thank YOU for people like Paul who were willing to die for their faith in Jesus Christ.  FATHER, I humbly pray that you grow my faith each and every day.  I ask this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus blessed today!