“When life is most difficult, your opportunity to point to Christ is never greater.”
Thoughts from daily Bible reading for today – November 14, 2026
But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake. This will be your opportunity to bear witness. Luke 21:12-13, ESV
I am blessed to live in a country built on religious freedom and the legal protection to practice my faith publicly and pray as I see fit. This isn’t a given everywhere or at all times, and it’s something we should never take for granted. And of course, no one knows what the future holds for any of our lives. But as I read Luke 21, I struggle to know how the threat of being imprisoned and persecuted and brought before kings and governors because of my faith will ever be a realistic part of my faith story and journey in this life. That said, every single one of us must take the invitation seriously to bear witness to Christ and his transforming love within the particular details of the lives we have been given.
It may not look exactly like it did in the early church or in persecuted places around the world, but everyone will have the opportunity to bear witness.
In recent years, I’ve had to navigate significant health struggles that have had the potential to derail my hope and trust in the Lord. They have brought physical pain, confusion, and frustration as I encounter my bodily limits and the limits of modern medicine. Yet in this season, I have often wondered whether this is an invitation from our Lord to bear witness to His abiding presence and healing touch, even in the midst of great trial and adversity. I can bear witness to my wife and children to the courage and strength God gives us to face our trials. By His grace, I hope I have been able to embody for them and others a trust in His provision and steady belief that He is with us in our trials and comforts us in our sorrows.
What opportunity do you have to bear witness to Christ in this season? Do not rush past this question! Prayerfully consider it, for every follower of Christ is invited to show, through our attitudes, decisions, and dispositions, the hope we have in Him, a hope that surpasses every obstacle and trial we face. Remember and hold fast to this truth today: when life is most difficult, your opportunity to point to Christ is never greater.
Prayer
Father, help us see the opportunities you give us to bear witness to your love in Christ; we pray by the power of the Spirit at work in us. Amen.
Application
How is the Lord inviting you to bear witness to His love today?
Related Reading
Acts 16:25; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Philippians 1:12-14
Worship Resource
Cody Carnes: Christ Be Magnified
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