Mark 13:13 “You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.”
A student at California’s Brawley Union High School defied the school’s leadership during his graduation ceremony speech.
The school’s officials had told Brooks Hamby, the class salutatorian, he would not be allowed to make any reference to his Christian faith during his speech. He submitted his speech three times to the school only to have it rejected over issues of faith.
“In coming before you today, I presented three drafts of my speech, all of them denied on account of my desire to share with you my personal thoughts and inspiration to you: my Christian faith,” Hamby said in his speech. “No man or woman has ever truly succeeded or been fulfilled on the account of living for others and not standing on what they knew in their heart was right or good.”
Hamby also quoted Matthew 5:13: “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”
Hamby has been a leader for the school’s mock-trial team and also a U.S. Senate page.
God Bless this young man for standing up to the “Powers That Be” and defending God and his faith in God. We need more so called adults to be so committed and brave. May he be a shinning lite to his generation and all of us.
This young man has shown the courage all Christians should exhibit. Every Christian will at one time or another face similar circumstances if our country continues on the path it is now headed. Will we have the courage to stand firm and take the consequences? If we do not, are we denying our faith? Check out the Word.
Way to go. This is what we as Christians are supposed to do!!