Don’t Be Comfortable, Be Ready!
1st Event
One never knows how important the ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ is until something happens to you like it happened to us. This week we experienced two events one was a direct attack from Satan on the ministry and our presence on behalf of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The first event was an attack on my integrity as a professor in Behavioral Science Department in the college where I teach. As part of my teaching contract, I am to be evaluated regarding my teaching skills. I have been teaching in higher education for 35 years with no complaints. I always receive very good reviews from my students in regard to my interaction with them and my teaching ability. And even to this day I still have former students contact me on a regular basis for counsel in regard to both educational and life problems they experience.
Ok, here is what took place. I was assigned by the Dean this lady from the faculty pool and who I have known for about 4 years to evaluate my performance. I have always been very polite with her but from the very beginning, she made it clear she was opposed to Jesus and the gospel due to her lifestyle. During the course of her evaluation, she could find no credible reason to discredit me so in her written evaluation she invented a lot of lies that were ultimately exposed. Over the years my wife and I have been praying for her but little did I know that Satan would use her to try to get me terminated from my teaching position at the college. I’ve been very open about my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and standing for righteousness and I guess she didn’t like that. The Lord said in His ‘Sermon on the Mount ‘when you’re being persecuted for righteousness’s sake rejoice. This was the problem and the devil knew this and tried to use her in the following way. If she was able to succeed to get me terminated from the college, I would no longer be able to minster in the prison since my admittance to the prison was established through the college. This would have been a terrible blow to the ministry and to those men who desperately need the Lord Jesus and hear His message of love. We of course did not see this coming and I guess we got too comfortable. This attack took us completely by surprise. We were not ready at all and I must admit that I felt very discouraged but with the help of my beloved wife she assisted me to understand that God always has our back. The Lord miraculously got her false evaluation of me thrown out and I’m no longer under the threat of being terminated.
Remember, that Satan will use any one to attack us because he hates the message of salvation that delivers people from the chains of darkness. Please keep us in prayer as well as faculty and administrators. God is good!
Don’t Be Comfortable, Be Ready!
Claudia & Timothy