When you pursue Jesus, it doesn't matter what the world does to you.
If they imprison you, God can free you.
If you are fired, God can get you another job.
If they kill your body, God can raise you up again.
We won't know a thing about serving God until we trust Him with the consequences and we simply take care of the work He has assigned for us.
Friend, stop letting the world scare you off of what God has called you to be.
The Gospel is more precious than your image. It is more precious than your job. It more precious than the luxury and leisure your money buys you. It is more precious than our freedom. It is more precious than life. We can trust all of that to God, because NOTHING is lost when it is in God's hands!
We've been called out of darkness, not so we can sunbathe on the beach, but so we can enjoy the Light of the World. Beloved Believer, get to work!
"About that time Herod the king laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church. He killed James the brother of John with the sword, and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread. And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people." (Acts 12:1-4 ESV)
Peter survived this arrest, but not his last. The first arrest made Peter even more bolder. The last arrest brought Peter into the presence of God.
May God grant us greater vision for fuller obedience.
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