Ashamed
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ” (Romans 1:16).
“I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed” (2 Timothy 1:12).
Today you may be called upon to make a stand, to show whose you are and to whom you belong. Are you prepared to do this? Are you prepared to say, and show by word and act, that your trust is in Jesus Christ, and that He is your Lord?
There is a cowardly streak in most of us which may cause us to be silent when we ought to speak, and hide when we should be on the front line.
When we talk about suffering and shame, let’s remember that Christ endured the one, and despised the other. Of the Apostles it is written: “And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name” (Act 5:41).
Peter wrote: “If any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf” (1 Peter 4:16).
Let’s ask for grace to never be ashamed of Jesus!
