This week's lesson reviewed the martyrdoms of five of God's messengers. But not all persecutors of God's people claimed success. The Bible record testifies to many who were spared death, their would-be murderers thwarted. Sometimes God intervenes in marvelous ways, other times nature, or even evil itself, seems to be allowed to run its course. As mentioned at the beginning of the week, the word martyr comes from the same word as witness .
Martyrs do, indeed, witness for their faith.
Those called to serve Christ might have to do so at the cost of their lives. Considering the reward, the price is cheap enough. Part 1 Charlotte Ishkanian Joseph Wilba was a busy advisor to the former prime minister of Chad. His work was fulfilling, but he felt spiritually empty. He needed a relationship with God, but church attendance disappointed him.