Conformity to His death to Paul was martyrdom. Reasoning on it, he says, “Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus” (2 Cor. 4:10). We cannot be trusted to put ourselves to death. “Delivered unto death” is God’s doing it (2 Cor. 4:11). He has done it (Gal. 2:20). Paul was to be martyred—he was branded as Christ’s, ready to die. How far is it so with us? How far are we ready? We may not be called to physical death as was Paul, but are we practically bearing about in our body the dying of the Lord Jesus? Let each answer for himself.