Endurance Will Win You Your Lives

Your endurance will win you your lives!

Have you ever found it hard to admit that you are a Christian or a Catholic Christian?  Someone who believes in Jesus Christ and follows His teachings.  Do you ever find it hard to do good when so many things are going wrong around you? Is it easier to put faith in things that you can see rather than God?

Jesus knew that being a Christian was going to be hard for His followers.  People often tease and talk down to things they don't understand like faith. He knew that it would be easier to follow the crowd rather than standing up for what's right and the truth even when it can be hard or when it hurts.

In China it's illegal to worship God and be a Christian outside of the governments religion, and yet thousands of people are willing to risk their lives in order to worship
God.  Even though they may be arrested, beaten, or even killed they realize that their faith in Jesus Christ is more important to them then anything else that someone could do to them.

Watch video:  http://youtu.be/gagY2RXvbWo.  

Jesus acknowledge that people would be persecuted for their faith, but He also said he would always be with them.  Jesus said, "Your endurance will win you your lives."   May we like the Chinese Christians endure through hardships and suffering that come our way and look forward to the promise of eternal life with Jesus Christ.

Let us pray:  Christ Jesus thank you for suffering and dying on a cross for us - that we may be free and have eternal life in heaven with you one day.  Please forgive us for the ways we have turned our back on you because we were afraid of what others might say or do.  Help us to be courageous and always stand up for the faith.  Please bless those around the world especially in China who are persecuted for their faith.  In Jesus name. Amen