I Am Not Ashamed

I am not ashamed. Think about who these words were written by, and the time period when they were written. I think of the apostle Paul and his many shipwrecks; his being thrown in prison and being persecuted and left for dead. Yet Paul wrote most of the New Testament. Paul gave the church its foundation by writing the epistles. Also included in the epistles are challenges and exhortations to believers on how to live like Christ, forsake the world and strive for eternal treasures. Paul faced peril, yet remained true to the cause of Christ. Today, in America, we know little of what Paul endured, and more often than not, we are ashamed to proclaim the name of Christ. The ridicule of a friend or stranger or the fear of rejection is often enough to make us ashamed. Paul wasn’t ashamed. He left us an example of a life lived for Christ. While imprisoned, he sang about and proclaimed his Savior. He never lost sight of his eternal home. On every missionary journey and within city after city, Paul preached the gospel and proclaimed the name of Christ. Paul was not ashamed. Why are we?

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