Letter to Smyrna

When you open Revelation and hear Jesus speak to the church in Smyrna, you realize fast—this isn’t safe, sanitized Christianity. This is a letter written to a people staring down slander, poverty, prison, and death—and yet Christ says, “I see you. Don’t fear. Be faithful unto death.” That’s not just history; it’s a mirror for us today. In a world where truth is called hate, where conviction costs jobs and reputations, and where compromise feels easier than courage, this passage grabs us by the collar and asks: Will you stand? Will you endure? Will you live and, if need be, die with the kind of faith that laughs at death because it already knows the resurrection?