“Explosion of Love”
“Next I saw heaven opened,
and there before me was a white horse. Sitting on it was the one called
Faithful and True, and it is in righteousness that he passes judgment and goes
to battle. His eyes were like a fiery flame,
and on his head were many royal crowns. And he had a name written which no one
knew but himself. He was wearing a robe that had been soaked in blood, and the
name by which he is called is, “THE WORD OF GOD.” The armies of heaven, clothed
in fine linen, white and pure, were following him on white horses. And out of
his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down nations — “He will rule
them with a staff of iron.” It is he who treads the winepress from which flows
the wine of the furious rage of Adonai, God of heaven’s armies. And on his robe
and on his thigh he has a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. (Rev.
19:11-16 Complete Jewish Bible)
Dear
family of friends,
I am sure
not many will like reading this, or even thinking about it, but I believe the
time will come when several of us will be asked to die for our faith. We will be
faced with having to make the choice – choose something or someone other than
the Lord Jesus, or choose Him. It is happening already in the Middle East,
Africa, and other nations of the world. It has been going on for centuries,
since when Jesus came the first time.
We surely
are now living in such times when a choice will be necessary. None should be so
naive (lacking experience
and understanding) as to think
it won’t even happen here, in the USA, in our lifetime. Yes, even in America.
That is where things are headed. As the dark becomes darker, the enemy of our
souls continues to seek, kill and destroy in greater measure.
Fox’s Book of Martyrs
(John C. Winston, 1926, Zondervan Publishing House 1967) fascinated me when I
was a teenager. I liked reading about the lives of saints, and how they gave
all to serve their Lord and Savior. The book is still one of my favorite books
in my personal library. When I mentioned this to another staff member during my
years at Derek Prince Ministries, she bought me the follow up edition with
modern day stories.
At some
point in time we may face such a situation. I believe also, as Stephen himself received
courage in Acts before being stoned, that Yeshua HaMashiach will be with us. When
he was stoned, I believe the Word says that the Lord Yeshua shown Himself
strong on his behalf. He will do the same for us, while giving us an explosion
of love in our hearts for Him, and for those killing us.
Sounds
grim, right? But should it not be better to be prepared for something, than to
be overcome with fear and deny our faith? And even if we think we won’t be
prepared then, by making up our minds now, that our commitment to the Lord is
worth living and giving our life for Him too, then we will be prepared for then.
There are
others so committed in another worldwide religion, who hold on to what we know
is a lie from hell, but yet they are willing to become martyrs. Will today’s Christians
be willing to do the same, and die if faced with the choice, for Who we know is
the Way, the Truth and the Life? As for me, I am so committed.
May you
too be ready when that time comes. (And I am not talking about some rapture.)
Ahava to
my family of friends,
Steve
Martin
Founder/President
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Ahava Love Letter #77
“Explosion of Love” ©2013 Steve Martin
Date: In the year of our Lord
2013 (09/016/13 Monday at 8:45 pm in Charlotte, NC)
All previous editions of Ahava
Love Letter can be found on this Blog:
Here are the last few:
What Do You Want (#75)
The Hiding Place (#74)
Why Is A Gentile Like You
Celebrating the Feasts of the Jews? (#73)
They Are Loved Too (#72)
Oskars Needed Again? (#71)
Little Orphan Chuckie (#70)
Demons & Fire Trucks (#69)
I Like Mike (#68)
Disappointed with Small
Beginnings? (#67)
Rise Again (#66)
The Cities (#65)
How can You Mend A Broken Heart
(#64)
Anxious (#63)
Hidden (#62)
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