MAY 22, Revelation 2:10b

The seventh characteristic of the Fruit of the Spirit is faith. This word “faith” means faithfulness. Another word for it is loyalty. You are on the side of God, and will not do anything to let God down. It means being a reliable follower of Christ. You can be trusted not to do anything that will shame the Name of God.

Dear reader, can you be depended on to stand up for the Lord? Remember, as God’s children, you belong to Him, so you must be a good testimony for Him at all times.

There is a wartime story of a village which was captured by an enemy troop which hated God. The captain knew that there were many Christians living in this village, and he wanted to break their morale. After rounding up the villagers , he threw a Bible on the ground and told them that their lives would be spared if they spat at it. What would you do?

To shock the villagers, they first chose the pastor and leader of the village. The pastor hesitated, then stepped forward to spit at the Bible! An audible gasp was heard. How can the pastor do such a thing? But that cowardly act weakened the villagers and one by one, choosing their own lives rather than honouring God, the adults came forward to spit at the Bible. The turn came to a little girl – perhaps about 10 years old. In other words – about your age. What do you think she did? Calmly, she walked to the Bible, picked it up, and wiped the Bible clean as much as her small hands could. Then hugging it closely, she declared that she would never betray the Lord who died for her.

Dear child, what would you do if you were her?

The Lord Jesus says, “be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life” Revelation 2:10b. May we be faithful followers of Jesus!

Thought: May I be like that faithful little girl.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach me to be a faithful Christian. I know that it is very tough to stand up for You at times and to remain faithful, especially when things go wrong, but please give me strength to do so. In Jesus’ name  I pray, Amen.