"Teach me to do Your will, for You are
my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me."
Psalm 143:10
Earlier this year, a Baptist pastor in Hong Kong, Chu Yiu-ming,
75, was convicted for his preaching and advocacy of democracy.
He turned the courtroom into a pulpit,
the Hong Kong Free Press
printed his sermon. Pastor Chu preached about Christ, and spoke
for freedom and liberty, and ended his remarks saying, “We have
no regrets, hold no grudges, no anger, no
grievances. We do not
give up." In words of Jesus, ‘Happy are
those who are persecuted
because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs
to them!’ (Matthew 5:10) Oh Lord, who is
merciful and just—to you
I entrust my life, may your will be done!”
We never know when life will deal us a bitter blow, but we
have examples of thousands of believers, like Joseph and
Chu Yiu-ming—who have been abused, yet show us how
to overcome life’s detours by trusting in God’s providence
and promises.
That’s why we don’t give up, but instead we say,
“Lord, Your will be done” (Matthew 6:10.)
"At this very moment, my heart tells me that with this
defendant’s dock, I have found the most honourable
pulpit of my ministerial career. The valley of the
shadow of death leads to spiritual heights."
Chu Yiu-ming
