Remember.

Hebrews 13:3
“Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.”

As you might have noticed, I am concerned for the saints all around the globe. I don’t want to alienate them from me because they live in a different culture or because they’re so far away. I’ve seen a person being frustrated because we got some Christian newspaper from Calgary (which is about 10 hours from here – Saskatoon) the person was frustrated because we don’t need to know what’s going on out there, it’s not here. I must say that it is probably (and hopefully) not the view of most people. But I feel that I cannot forget the children of God right here in North America who are suffering for Christ (I don’t know many of them… tell me if you do), not can I forget those I’ve never seen, those that are mistreated for Christ anywhere else on planet earth.
So what I want to write here, is a simple question. You have read that verse in Hebrews 13:3. Now what does it mean? Should we take it and live it literally? What does it mean, how can I remember the prisoners because of Jesus, as if I was myself in prison? And how can I remember those who are mistreated as if I was suffering like them? What does it mean? Does it mean that I should pray for them (obviously), does not mean that I should somehow find ways to suffer (in my own hands) to somehow experience what some people are going through? By this I mean, should I decide to sleep on the floor or drink water from the tap (that is gross but drinkable) for a day, or fast or lock myself up in my room without any entertainment, no even a bible… for 4 hours etc. In order to experience a tiny bit of what some saints are going through and pray about this whole thing? These ideas might sound “extreme” for some of you or totally dumb or fake. I don’t know, I try to think about ways I can remember those in prison as if I was their fellow prisoner, and those who are mistreated as if I myself was suffering.
Please, leave me some ideas about this. Leave a comment, email me gabeleroux@yahoo.ca … Give me more verses about this subject. Minister to me.

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