Truth Or Torture!
"Till I die I will not put away
my integrity from me."
Job 27: 5
Haralan Popov was imprisoned and tortured by
Communists in Bulgaria during Soviet times.
One occasion, prison authorities called him to the
office and said, “Comrade Popov, we have decided
to free you from the pit, since we feel you’ll be more
sensible and obliging in the future.”
The pit was the hot, stifling hole where countless prisoners
suffered and died. In return, the official wanted
information
about other believers. After moment of silent prayer, Popov
said, “No.” It was a decision that cost him dearly, but Popov
would not violate his integrity.
One of the marks of a leader is integrity. Few of
us will pay such a high price
as Haralan Popov,
but that’s all the more reason we painstakingly
be honest in
little things.
Choose today to live according to godly
principles in all areas and situations in life.
"I believe in God and serve Him. I’m a pastor to these men.
And you want me to report to you all they tell me? Never
could I do that. Do what you want to me and this body. It
is but clay. But I will never deny my faith."
Haralan
Popov
