Reflection #4

I like how Polycarp as a strong man in the Lord on how he fight and stand firm in times of testing in his life as christian. “I must be burned alive “ was his statement and as an evidence that no matter what for him he will not really deny Jesus as Lord and Savior. Because for him there is no reason to deny Jesus as God and as Lord. That Jesus had done no wrong in him and why deny. I could say that this is really the life of a christian who truly be a man of God that really be tested of how true and sincere you are as the one who claim as Christians. Polycarp's difficulties as Christians is not new to many people especially today because since the very beginning God had already recognized different testimonies of the lives of different people in order for these generation to be aware with and of how they fight the good fight as God's soldiers.

Me as a weak person, had already faced different hardships in life. I even almost came to the point of giving up to be a bible school student because since then the enemy is trying to distract me from saying yes to God's conviction of His call in me to be in BTC. Though it is an old story about me but it keeps on reminding me those testimonies of how God worked in me, and to proved to myself that God is really working 24 hours in me. God never sleeps, he never rest, he never felt tired, he never even give up on me, God is a very patient God to me. And by this life of Polycarp when he says that 'God had done me no wrong, and why would I deny him as my God' is a challenge for me to keep going on. That even to this point God is still allowing the enemy to challenge me.

There are a lot of reasons for me to say keep going on and fight the good fight. Since God will fight for his children and there is no reason to let the enemy defeat us since our God is the master of all!I always heard and saw in media that Christians are being beheaded because of Christ and I ask myself if ever I will face this in reality could I really be stand like Polycarp did? I am being moved that whatever may happen I'll do my best just the as I could to really stand in the truth.