martyr-(<from the Greek word "witness")
1) One who chooses to suffer death rather that to deny Jesus Christ or His work.
2) One who bears testimony to the truth of what he has seen or heard or knows, as in a witness in a court of justice.
3)One who sacrifices something very important to further the kingdom of God.
4) One who endures severe or constant suffering for their Christian witness.
5) A Jesus Freak
Page 15 of Jesus Freaks by dc Talk
Am I willing to have kids look at me across the cafeteria and whisper, "Hey, that girl is the Jesus Freak. "? I think I could live with that. Even a more important question: am I willing to have no friends? Maybe that would be a bit harder, but yeah. Am I willing to be rejected by my family? Ummmmm...maybe? Now here is the kicker: am I willing to die? Am I willing to be tortured?
These are the questions that run through my head as I read this. Being a martyr sounds really cool, but the martyrs are not only the ones who die through torture. If I don't die by being tortured, I want to die every day and be a daily martyr. I want to learn to give my life away wherever I am. I want to be called a good and faithful servant. I want to have a crazy desire for God to fill my life. I want to be "One who bears testimony to the truth of what he has seen or heard or knows, as in a witness...One who sacrifices something very important to further the kingdom of God."
I want to be able to give my life in the blink of an eye. If I don't have this willingness, I might deny my faith like Peter. Peter didn't prepare himself, and I don't want to end up in that spot-unprepared and scared.
1) One who chooses to suffer death rather that to deny Jesus Christ or His work.
2) One who bears testimony to the truth of what he has seen or heard or knows, as in a witness in a court of justice.
3)One who sacrifices something very important to further the kingdom of God.
4) One who endures severe or constant suffering for their Christian witness.
5) A Jesus Freak
Page 15 of Jesus Freaks by dc Talk
Am I willing to have kids look at me across the cafeteria and whisper, "Hey, that girl is the Jesus Freak. "? I think I could live with that. Even a more important question: am I willing to have no friends? Maybe that would be a bit harder, but yeah. Am I willing to be rejected by my family? Ummmmm...maybe? Now here is the kicker: am I willing to die? Am I willing to be tortured?
These are the questions that run through my head as I read this. Being a martyr sounds really cool, but the martyrs are not only the ones who die through torture. If I don't die by being tortured, I want to die every day and be a daily martyr. I want to learn to give my life away wherever I am. I want to be called a good and faithful servant. I want to have a crazy desire for God to fill my life. I want to be "One who bears testimony to the truth of what he has seen or heard or knows, as in a witness...One who sacrifices something very important to further the kingdom of God."
I want to be able to give my life in the blink of an eye. If I don't have this willingness, I might deny my faith like Peter. Peter didn't prepare himself, and I don't want to end up in that spot-unprepared and scared.