As we go about our daily lives in services to our families, jobs, communities and churches, it is important to keep in mind that God is always on the move.
I saw this on Fox News. This young man is a former member of Hamas who has come to know the Lord and is denouncing his former way of life. His courage in the face of real danger of reprisals for his honesty is inspiring. Would that we would all stand for our testimony of Christ in such a way.
The awesome thing about it is that we can be defenders of the faith in our daily lives. How? By refusing to conform to what the world would impose on us. Romans 12:2 tells us to not conform "to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." What this means is that we have to parse every thought and opinion that we may have by the filter of God's Word.
This might cause us to change the way we think about moral, political, ethical and social issues. It might cause us to reconsider the things we watch and listen to, and who we fellowship and associate ourselves with. The news report did not say as much but I'm pretty certain that Masab's study of the Bible did just that in his life.
Not only that, but as his mind was renewed, it gave him the courage to stand for his convictions, regardless of the cost. At the end of the piece Masab says, "they can kill my body, but they can't kill my soul." The Word says that if our mind is renewed, we will "prove what is that good, acceptable, and perfect will of God." So the change and the difference in us will be evident to those around us, even to those who might be hostile to our message. Masab's renewal of mind landed him on Fox News!
