Persecution

How badly do we want Jesus? Lots of people around the world would say really bad. So much so that they will lay their life on the line for it. In this country we don’t see much persecution. The worst problem we may contend with is ridicule. Reading the below article it makes me think, how much opposition would we put up with and push through, with our face set like flint, to get to church on Sunday. Would we hide and deny our faith when officials came knocking at our door? Would we remain steadfast when we’re brought into court and sentenced to hard labor to be “re-educated”? How far are we willing to take this faith of ours? Are we happy playing church once a week, to check that off our list and to make ourselves feel better? I would like to hear one day “Well done my good and faithful servant”....Food for thought.

“CHINA -- Authorities Harass Christian Attorney -- China Aid Association

On Oct. 10, police officers confronted Christian attorney Jiang Tianyong while he was on his way to a worship service in Beijing, according to China Aid Association. As Jiang was walking to church with his wife and child, police officers blocked his way and told him that the deputy director of Yangfangdian Police Station would not allow him to go to church. When Jiang called the station to confirm their claim, he was told that an official from the Haidian Public Security Branch, Song Aixin, was the one preventing him from attending church. Jiang told the officers that he was determined to go to church but said they could follow him if they wished. Then, at a subway station, two young police officers grabbed Jiang from behind. Jiang told his family to leave, then tried to talk with the two officers. They told Jiang that it would be a "serious act of dereliction" if he attended church, and they held him long enough to prevent his church attendance before escorting him home. Pray that Jiang and his family will persevere in faith amid this harassment. Pray that they will continue to yield their hearts to God's will and demonstrate his love even to their oppressors. Pray that Christians in China will continue to exercise their right to worship, despite opposition.”
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