I couldnt sleep very well last nite so I got my laptop and a few movies and crawled back into bed and started watching them. I was watching one night with the king. I love that movie and I havent had the opportunity to read the book yet but I plan too. Everyone always talks about the story of esther or even haman or vashti, but what stood out to me watching this movie was something that we as christians do all the time. We hide who we are in fear of what others may say or think. Esther hide who she was for fear of her life and her people. Yes the story ends well, but that doesn't always happen in our lives today. It's as if we are too ashamed to tell anyone we are christians and tell others of Gods love for them. We go to our jobs, schools, stores, churches, and even our own homes and hide who we are inside. Oh we say we are christians but we don't tell others of how God sent his son to die for them or what good things that God has done in our lives. What has caused us to be ashamed of who we are and of God? Was God ashamed of you? He sent his only son to be beaten, bruised, humiliated, scorned, and made the ultimate sacrifice and gave us his life in turn that we may live forever with him in heaven. We hide and cower at the thought of people thinking we are crazy pentecostal snake charming christians....ok some people see pentecostals that way but not all. I want to shout from the skies to anyone who will listen that Im a born again blood bought pentecostal christian. Im not ashamed of my father in heaven nor should you be. Stop letting others dictate what you say and feel. God wants us to tell others of his love, mercy, and grace that he has given to us if we but just ask for it. Dont' pass up your opportunity to tell others of how wonderful God is and how he wants to wrap his loving arms around them. He is not ashamed of you so why should you be of him?
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