What if your pastor was imprisoned?

DAY 13

What if your pastor was imprisoned—would you be willing to be trained as a church leader?

What would you do if you were approached to be trained as a church leader in a region where many church leaders are often jailed, experience violent persecution and sometimes even killed? Big commitment isn’t it?

Confronted by this quesiton, I was personally challenged by what Paul says in 2 Timothy:

“Do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed to be his prisoner.” (2 Timothy 1:8, NIV)

“…Everyone who wants to live a godly life in Jesus Christ will be persecuted.” (2 Timothy 3:12, NIV)

God will bless those who are persecuted. If you were persecuted you are just following in the steps of Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.

Take some time to read 2 Timothy and read today’s question again.

Has anything changed for you? What would you do?