Seeking the Fringe

This path I've been on for the past several months has revealed a lot to me. I have had to deal with folks who have it within their power to help in a good way, but have either chosen otherwise, or just sort of helped but certainly not all that they could have ... all because they don't have "time." They're just too busy ... or ... their definition of ethics and integrity is framed by their "career," which is NOT true integrity as defined by the Word of God. It's the world's ethics or integrity.

Folks, we live in a world with many, many hardened hearts. The only thing that will soften a hardened heart is the love of God found in Christ Jesus ... the ONLY way to our Papa God.

We need to show the love of God to these people whenever we can. More importantly, we need to pray for the salvation of those who are lost and don't know Jesus as their Savior. If we, as the body of Christ CHOOSE not to show the love of Christ and pray for those who are lost, then who will??

Are you a true disciple of Christ who is willing to go to the fringes to seek that one who is lost? Or ... are you a consumer only ... one who attends church, warms a church pew every week, but does very little to reach the lost? Church is not about being entertained.

There is a difference.

One day those of us who are true followers of Christ will live eternally with God. But myself, I don't want to get to Heaven and realize that I missed someone because I didn't want to be disturbed ... or because I chose the easy path. ~ Selah

angie

A Martyr's Final Poem.

Fatima was in her early twenties and lived in a strong fundamental town in Saudi Arabia.  She had finished college and had a job.  Fatima had been raised in Islam, but couldn’t make a connection with God.  Seeking Him out through the internet she found that other Muslims were having dreams and visions of Jesus and had converted to Christianity.  She began to pray that she, too, would have dreams and visions of Jesus.  She read all that she could and met other Christians on line and became a follower of Christ and was even maturing as a Christian through mentoring on the net.  All of this took place while never being able to attend a regular church service.   

Once we submit ourselves to Jesus, our physical countenance changes due to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in us.  The fruit of the Spirit becomes very evident…even to non-believers. See Galatians 5:22-23, Ephesians 4:22-24  

One day, her brother, who was a member of the secret police, began to be suspicious of her.  While she was gone to work, he began to search through her computer and found that she had been frequenting Christian websites.  He then confronted her, asking her if she had become a Christian.  She told him that she had become a follower of Jesus Christ.  He took away her phone, told her to go to her room and in two hours he was going to kill her in the presence of her family.  She went to her room and wrote a poem on her computer, which he had left in the room.  (A Martyr’s Final Poem is halfway down the page on the linked page.)  At the end of the two hours, her brother dragged her into the street and killed her but not before doing terrible things to her. 

 

She, no doubt, is in Heaven with Jesus now.  She inspires me to be even more devoted to Jesus than ever. 

Here in the States we are persecuted, but not anywhere near the degree to which some Christians are persecuted around the world.  It makes the persecution here look like child’s play compared to a martyr’s death!  Don’t shrink back when the Holy Spirit is leading you to share about Jesus.  The persecution we might receive is nothing compared to Fatima’s death…and so many others like her.  Remember that eternity in Hell is nothing that you should want for anyone.  Share Jesus with as many as you can.

Fatima’s faith and trust in Jesus are awe inspiring!  I look forward to meeting her in Heaven some day.! She’s quite an inspiration!