Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is facing execution as early as Wednesday. Pastor Nadarkhani has refused to recant Christianity and for this “crime” has been sentenced to death. Where is the outcry from the the U.S. government for this man and the many others imprisoned for nothing other than believing in Christ? When asked to repent, Pastor Nadarkhani said “Repent means to return. What should I return to? To the blasphemy that I had before my faith in Christ?” Please pray for this brave man and his wife and children.
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I appreciated this post Martin. It’s so easy to allow our work or other areas of our busy lives to get in the way of bilnduig our relationship with God and bilnduig up those in the faith. I think Bible study is a good example. If you commit to being part of a group I feel that should be the priority, not an option for that night. Sure there will be times one can’t make it. But like with any commitment, you do your best to honour it. Too often we think we will be happy to sacrifice not being spiritually fed ourselves, when we are also potentially robbing others in the group of what we have to offer. On the flip side of that, I think there are definitely seasons in life where we make more time for God. I must say I am struggling more at the moment both with time and energy to invest with God since having my second child. When I was single I used to consistently get up at 5:30 every morning and spend a good hour in Bible study and prayer. Now it’s extremely challenging to get anywhere near that. So whilst I think we need to be gracious and sensitive to where people are in their lives, we must also encourage and inspire people to put God first. I think your decision Martin to leave medicine given was detrimental to your relationship with God is a courageous one, and something that would challenge those around you to assess their priorities.