The following story is originally from a devotional entitled "Extreme Devotion" which you can find in the Amazon carousel in the sidebar of this blog. The following story shows what believers in other parts of the world must endure for their faith in Christ.....-----
The Khmer Rouge soldiers burst into the room, brandishing their weapons and shouting insults and threats. When the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia in 1975, thousands of Christians were killed. Children were even thrown before alligators so the soldiers could "save their bullets."
None of the members of the small congregation moved. An officer walked up to the pastor, grabbed the Bible he had been reading, and threw it on the floor. "We will let you go," he said, "but first you must spit on this book of lies. Anyone who refuses will be shot."
Another soldier grabbed a man by the arm and forced him forward. "Father, please forgive me," he prayed as he knelt where the Bible had fallen and spat lightly on it.
"Okay, you can go." Then the officer pointed to a woman. She too knelt by the Bible. She moistened the Bible just enough to please the officers.
A teenage girl suddenly stood up and walked towards the Bible. Tearfully, she knelt and picked up the Bible, taking the hem of her dress and wiping it clean. "What have they done to your Word?" she said. "Please forgive them." The soldier lowered his revolver to the back of her head and squeezed the trigger.
The Christians who were initially allowed to leave were also shot. Their actions did little to save them.
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We should all pray for this kind of courage and faith when we are faced with these types of choices someday.
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