Tuesday, June 18, 2002
Tuesday, June 18, 2002
Wondrously show your steadfast love, O savior of those who seek refuge from
their adversaries at your right hand.
This observable love, vibrant though nonverbal, brought many to seek the Lord. Such love was
previously unheard of. As a result the word spread far and wide. Non-believers sought out
believers to learn more about the Christian faith. When prisoners who had come to know
Christ while in jail were released, they went back home and attended the nearest church.
(Psalm 17.7
NRSV)
During the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in the days of Mussolini, Christian believers suffered
considerable persecution. In his book, FIRE ON THE MOUNTAINS, Raymond Davis tells of the
love demonstrated by believers for each other during this period of affliction, which in turn
made a major impression on unbelievers. For example, no provision was made to feed the
prisoners in jail by the invading army. This was the responsibility of relatives and friends.
Christians in the prisons had no problem, though. They were well cared for by friends and
family. In fact, so much food was brought them by fellow believers and church groups that
enough remained to feed the unbelieving prisoners also.
God of salvation, as a believer, may I show your love. Amen.
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