Remember the Martyr

I don't have any particular verse I plan on expositing, but I do strongly recommend every faithful believer of our lord read J C Ryle's essay on Christian zeal. It is beautiful and convicting. My prayer of late is to desire nothing but our Lord. While I was thinking about this this morning, it dawned on me how privelidged we are. We have direct access to works by faithful saints, and are so very blessed by men like John Macarthur, John Piper, and even past saints like Jonathan Edwards, George Whitfield, William Carey, Charles Spurgeon, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and many others who we owe so much to our understanding and appreciation of God. While these faithful men have been lifted up for good cause in our world, and certainly aren't short of appreciation, (be praying for them, because that's difficult for any person to endure) My true hero is the faithful Christian who is living in exile because of their faith. It's the one who perhaps has never heard of any of the aforementioned men. The one who perhaps couldn't find a western country on the map, but whose dedication to our Lord will be tried and true to the fullest. They are saints who are living, and sometimes dying proof that it is in fact the Spirit of the Living God that sustains us.

When I read stories that are on websites like this I can't help but think our Lord has given us the privilege of living with access to all of this information for a reason. Azieb Simon, she is my hero. And I believe men and women like her deserve just as much praise an adoration we pour into the faithful men whom God has gifted to open up our souls to His Truth. God bless Azieb and everyone else at that prison. May He give them strength to place their faith in a merciful God who is just, and will let no sin go unpunished. (proverbs 11:21)