1st Peter 4:16. “Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.” BE NOT ASHAMED. At first it was hard, for the pressure was on To be conformed to what others thought was right. But it didn’t take long, to realize that was wrong – When one’s a Christian they now become light.
So it is to be expected, not avoided or neglected, That to suffer as a Christian is the norm. Really, how can one in sin, know even how to begin To understand that a true Christian is new born.
Old things have passed away, all the things that others say Doesn’t affect my standing in Christ in the very least. When suffering as a Christian comes, then we show God’s grace, And realize those who live for God really are the blessed.
To glorify God when under pressure, maybe really is no pleasure – Still it means as a Christian, I am not ashamed. But to suffer for doing wrong, when by the Spirit I’m made strong, Gives the opposition every reason to lay blame.
To glorify God is such a privilege, even to bear a Christ-like image Makes living as a Christian a meaningful life. To represent a Holy God, and to know that Jesus is my Lord, Makes suffering as a Christian to being what is right.
“Righteous God, What little I have gone through compared to others of “like precious faith,” seem like nothing but a brief cold. But if there is something that may have glorified Thee, whether in my actions or in my restraint, I give Thee all the glory. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”