Voice of the Martyr

Anyone here who is familiar with the VOM which is the Voice of the Martyr?

I remember, when i was in college, my friend Gwen handed me a small paper and she said that if i want to receive subscription from it i just need to fill it out.

I did. I used to received VOM magazine before i graduated college. But i never read those. (sad) because i dont know what is all about. I didnt ask Gwen about it, i just dont like her to be discourage when i say NO. Since i decided to go back to my hometown which is Olongapo City to be with my family. i dont know if they continue sending it on our rented apartment in Baguio City.

I forgot about it. Then through twitter and some friends i've known when i accepted the Lord and became a believer, reminded me about it. At first i tried to ignore because i thought it won't effect me. (this is because of the truth that i dont know really what it is all about).

Then i've experienced being persecuted. Persecution that hurts. But this generation's persecution cannot be compared to the way the believers of our Lord Jesus mentioned in His Word, the early Christians like Paul, had experienced.

We have the voice. We have the strength. But still we fail.

What is Christian Martyr?

A Christian martyr is one who is killed for following Christianity, through stoning, crucifixion, burning at the stake or other forms of torture and capital punishment. The word "martyr" comes from the Greek word μάρτυς, mártys, which means "witness."


At first, the term applied to Apostles.[1] Once Christians started to undergo persecution, the term came to be applied to those who suffered hardships for their faith.[1] Finally, it was restricted to those who had been killed for their faith.[1] The early Christian period before Constantine I was the "classic" age of martyrdom.[1] A martyr's death was considered a "baptism in blood," cleansing one of sin as baptism in water did.[1] Early Christians venerated martyrs as powerful intercessors, and their utterances were treasured as inspired specially by the Holy Spirit.[1]

Are we martyrs? Are we witnesses? Are we willing to be persecuted for our faith's sake?

If you say YES then let me ask, why are you mad when someone says something behind your back? Why are you mad when someone question your faith and that you even wanted a debate with them? And again, why aren't you willing to give up your work on sundays or saturdays because of fear of having no work at all? Why do you keep on closing your mouth when the Holy Spirit wanted you to talk about God? Why are you afraid of someone else's judgments?

Are we martyrs? Are we witnesses? Are we willing to be persecuted for the cross' sake?

Then why can't we carry our own crosses or why can't we carry the crosses of others when they are being persecuted? why are we hiding and denying what we know? Because of Fear.

FEAR does not come from God. FEAR, like sin, separates us from God and the promise of eternal life.

FEAR hindered us from doing what we should be doing. STAND UP and FIGHT. With or without persecution let us be God's witnesses even to the end of the earth.

God wanted to hear the voice of His witnesses. A voice that is not afraid. A voice that is willing. A voice that will reach heaven and the Lord.

A voice endured.


BTW, i am filing out another VOM subscription online tonight.

God bless you all my fellow witnesses.