What we may face
Body
The old one was worn out but a good friend said he could make me a new one. I picked it up just before Christmas and boy was it pretty! It was even better than I had imagined. When I went to pay for it He said, “Merry Christmas, it’s a gift to you.” I was so proud of the belt that I wore it to town. In town someone saw my new belt and made fun of it. I felt so bad because I was so proud of my new gift. That incident made me realize something about Christianity. People who do not know Christ Jesus as their personal Lord and savior may not realize how important or how much we love Him. They may make fun of Christians and mock them. They may even talk bad about or use Jesus’ name in bad ways. I love my new belt and very much appreciate the one who made it for me. I also very much enjoy my salvation, (forgiveness of my sins) and my new relationship (II Corinthians 5:17) to God, which Christ Jesus gave me when He died on the cross, (John 3:16). I am not ashamed to wear my new belt just as I will hold my head high, (Romans 1:16) even if they mock my Jesus and remove His name from our land (Luke 9:26: Galatians 6:7).