"They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword:they
wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented." (Heb. 11:37).

Such is the description of many believers in times past. God has not yet asked us to make such
sacrifices as these. He has graciously spared us most of these things, and then we complain when
He asks us to surrender our bodies to His service, separate ourselves from the world, and abstain
from sinful pleasures. He asks its to witness for Him, without being stoned for out witness. He
asks us to study His Word, without being imprisoned for it. He asks us "not to forsake the
assembling of ourselves together" without having the meeting broken up by the police. And then
we complain and refuse to yield our all to Him. Oh, shame on us for our unwillingness to make
such small sacrifices for Him. Instead of heeding the admonition, "Be not conformed to this
world", we just go along with it in its extremes of dress, in its pleasures and amusements. Oh, if
we could only visualize what we are losing in the end for not daring to stand without fear or
compromise for Christ! My God help us to keep our eyes upon the One Who suffered and died
on the cross, for the joy of saving us.