A Living Testimony

Narrator: Chris Genthree
 •  1 min. read  •  grade level: 6
IN A Bible conference one evening the speaker was late in arriving. Someone suggested that the waiting time be spent with a few words from anyone who wished to speak. After a long pause, a boy stood up and slowly and very thoughtfully repeated the words:
“Jesus, I my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow Thee;
Destitute, despised, forsaken,
Thou, from hence my all shall be.”
He then sat down. The people were deeply moved and sought to learn his story. He was a Jewish boy who, because he had taken Christ as his Messiah and Saviour, was cast out of his home. He was disinherited, with his name erased from the family record. What little he possessed was taken from him. His parents said that they never wanted to see his face again. The boy had left all—“destitute, despised, forsaken!”
“For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His sake.” Philippians 1:2929For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; (Philippians 1:29).
“Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven.” Matthew 5:11,1211Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. (Matthew 5:11‑12).
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