Do not compromise

I pray that he will give you, in accordance with the riches of his glory, to be powerfully strengthened by his Spirit in your inner being. Ephesians 3:16

Horace Pitkin, son of a wealthy merchant, converted and went to China as a missionary. He wrote to his American friends : "It will only be a short time before we know if we can serve him better here or above." Shortly after, a crowd stormed the door of the pregnant where Pitkin defended women and children. He was beheaded and his head was offered to the sanctuary of a pagan god, while his body was thrown into a pit with the bodies of nine Chinese Christians.

Sherwood Eddy, writing about him, wrote about him : "Pitkin has won more lives than he could have earned through his life." Christ needs people today who are made of martyrdom ! Dare to take a strong and uncompromising position for him.

Prayer for the day

Thank you Lord for the examples of those who came before us. Help me to grasp your unlimited strength too.

Billy Graham