"REMEMBER MY CHAINS. May God's Grace be with you, Paul"
Most believer's have never been imprisoned for their beliefs. Most of us live in a time and place where Christian's are not openly persecuted. We are not being fed to the lions and killed for our faith. We have freedom of religion, a right to serve our Lord Jesus Christ without interference Yes there are those that disrespect and reject the Lord, such as atheists, agnostics, and humanists but they have and will continue to fail as substitutes for the Lord! We need to thank the founding fathers that had experienced persecution first hand and fled that tyranny to found the United States of America. Many had suffered imprisonment and indignation and some even death for their faith. Like Paul's One Truth Today, we need to remember the chains and afflictions that led to our present world. May God's Grace be with us all!
Paul was imprisoned, beaten, and repeatedly suffered indignities as a result of spreading the Gospel. Paul never wavered from his belief's and the mission that Jesus Christ the Lord God had given him. Would you have done the same under those circumstances? If you thought that you would be beaten, or jailed or crucified, would you still tell others about the Good News?
Paul asks us to REMEMBER MY CHAINS, but at the same time prays for God's Grace to be with us. Stop for a moment and remember what the disciples did for all of us. Like Jesus, many shed their blood for our sake. Let us never forget the sacrifices for present believer's!
Even though Paul was made to suffer in chains and in prison, he still wanted to pray for all of us. He prayed for the generations to come. It is our duty to remember and then pray for all the generations to come after us. Like Paul we must spread the Gospel without compromise.
There may come a time of persecution and discrimination in our world and we need to always remember those that lead the way for us to follow. Remain strong in your beliefs and faithful to the Lord. Thank God that He gave us examples and a path to follow. Take Paul's advice and
REMEMBER MY CHAINS!
