what am I?

I often think of the Christian martyrs and admire the gift the Lord gave them. Some saw it's importance at the time. But I imagine there were millions who couldn't see the future before the Lord of Glory in what they were about to experience. What about us?
In my world I try to remember the brotherhood of believers who have gone before. Billions of them from the beginning of time until now, and into the future till the Lord comes. I'm one of them. Wow. But what I am saying to those faithful ones is being yelled out through every decision and word I speak. I look at how I act among people. Am I being a witness my brothers wouldn't be ashamed to fellowship with? I look at how I act in the dark, when no one is around and freedom attends my thoughts and actions. Am I being a silent witness to the Holiness God desires from His people?
These billions will be there come that day of judgment. We will stand shoulder to shoulder. I will do well to consider how I live, lest I receive shame come that day.

By His Grace..