Trust and obey

Sometimes we think this world is a tough place in which to bear testimony for God, but consider Persia:

• When Darius was king, Daniel was sentenced to death for bowing to God when the king had forbidden it.
• When Ahasuerus was king, Mordecai was sentenced to death for not bowing to man when the king had commanded it.

In opposite ways, both men risked their lives to obey God and He rewarded them by delivering them from seemingly certain, imminent deaths and raising them to a place of blessing and honour. “Trust and obey.”

[Believers are still being martyred for their faith in modern Persia. Please share in praying for the spread of the gospel in the Middle East.]