“Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.” Revelation 2:10
Once upon a time there was an old farmer who had an old donkey. One day, the donkey fell into a deep hole. The farmer thought and puzzled about how to get the donkey out, but he could not think of a way. Finally, her decided that the donkey was old anyway and the hole needed to be filled, so he called all of his neighbors to help him fill the hole and bury the poor old donkey. But as they shoveled dirt into the hole, an amazing thing happened. As each load of dirt landed, the donkey stepped up onto it. He climbed each layer of dirt. Soon, as the dirt nearly filled the hole to the top, the donkey was able to walk out of the hole.
Often we may feel like life has dropped us in a deep hole and the world is shoveling dirt on top of us. But sometimes God brings a revival to our souls when we use the struggles of life that have knocked us down and turned them into new paths of deliverance. We cannot manufacture resurrection in our faith, but when we walk the path given to us in faith, we find that God has provided the way of life.
As Christians, we are called to live as if we are already dead, dead to the world and its ways, but alive in Jesus to His new way. If we live to merely avoid death, our life will be dying. If we live each moment in faithfulness, trusting God to give us life, we will find blessing for ourselves and bring new life to others.
Step us and be faithful. You will overcome the fear of death and find new hope for life.
Love in Christ,
Greg
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