DEEPER Daily Devotional
Tuesday, 25th March 2025
Topic: Take A Stand For Christ
Scripture Reading: Revelation 3:14-22
Three young Jewish men who had just been promoted in the kingdom of Babylon were faced with what would seem like a difficult choice: bow down to the golden image of Nebuchadnezzar or be burnt to death. They had just started to enjoy the wealth of Babylon as government officials, and they had a promising career ahead. Surely, God will understand if they just compromised, right? Well, as we can see from the letter to the church in Laodicea, God does not condone compromise or apathy. If we are lukewarm, we will be spewed out.
These young men said to the most powerful ruler of their time, “Your threat means nothing to us.” They took a stand for God at the expense of their career, success, and most importantly, their lives. Today, just like it was in the Laodicean church, there are Christians who will pay the price for worldly success but have no enthusiasm for things of the Kingdom. When they need to make a sacrifice for the things of God, they come up with rational arguments to deceive themselves.
But God has a remnant kept for this hour. They will have success and wealth, and yet they will be ready to give it all up in a beat, just to take a stand for Christ. You can be part of that remnant by consciously deciding to put Christ first in all that you do, no matter the cost. Every one of us will come to a point in our lives where we either take a stand or we fall like others. What will be your choice?
Prayer: Father, I thank You for the strength You have given me by Your Spirit to take a stand for the Kingdom.
Written by : Elorm Mensa
