[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: [CWWC] A PRIVILEGE TO DIE FOR CHRIST

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A PRIVILEGE TO DIE FOR CHRIST


For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
<https://link.biblegateway.com/click/23351373.4674/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnY
XRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9UGhpbC4xLjIx/5ef562bd10222374f46b6174B3ba
6737d> Philippians 1:21

The Apostle Paul was convinced that whether alive or dead, Christ is gain.
This enabled him to minister amid severe hardship and persecution. It also
helped him face the potential of premature death without fear and concern.
When Christ is everything, life and death are left in His hands.

Bad news interrupted the Standing Strong Through the Storm (SSTS) training
for pastors in a rural town of Colombia clouding the happy spirit felt in
that meeting.

A letter was received from Pastor Manuel who explained that he was prevented
from attending the workshop. Guerrilla leaders found out about the event.
They told him that because of his insistence on preaching the gospel, they
would not let him travel out of the village.

The amazing thing is that in spite of the continuous threats against Pastor
Manuel, the guerrillas have not been able to carry them out against him. On
repeated occasions, the army has come just in time to save him from some
guerrilla attack.

While participants were grieving from this news about Pastor Manuel, another
pastor, Hermes, told about two attempts against his own life by the same
subversive band the previous month. Immediately participants expressed their
desire to continue their ministry in places where the gospel is prohibited.

However, seven days later, the guerrillas brought together all the leaders
that participated in the SSTS workshop and told them, "We are tired of the
Christian's disobedience. We do not want to kill anybody; the only thing we
want is that you stop telling the people about the Bible. We will have to
execute you. Tell Pastor Hermes that we will take drastic measures against
him since we know that he is the one who encourages you."

Pastor Hermes reported that instead of frightening the believers, this
difficult situation generated a more intense plan of spiritual and
ministerial action. The leaders want Open Doors seminars to come to places
where it is impossible to preach.

How are they going to do it? Pastor Hermes said that a network of prayer was
established during the time they were together. He believes the only way is
through personalized training, or delivering a booklet and training to only
one person at a time. For now it is the only way to use this tool to
strengthen the believers. The training will take longer, but it is very
dangerous to meet and to preach in houses because the guerrillas have
cleverly infiltrated the area.

He concluded, "Materials from Standing Strong Through the Storm have been
the driving force for us to continue preaching.Others also are striving to
follow Christ and we have to do the same to prevent our church believers
from losing their fervor.

"Besides prayer and fasting, we have to take action.God has protected us up
to this moment, and if one day we die for preaching Christ, it will be a
privilege."

RESPONSE: Today I will live in such a way that Christ is honored and
glorified. If it takes all my strength or even my death, I will sacrifice
all for Him and consider it a privilege.

PRAYER: Pray for strength and endurance for pastors in rural Colombia facing
death threats daily.

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