Jesus warns His disciples that people will crucify Him and attack the
church. If we think that everyone will be for us and agree with what we stand
for, we are in for disappointment. Let’s be those who are prepared to be
unpopular.
To meditate/pray upon
John 16:2-5 “They
will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who
kills you will think they are offering a service to God. They will do such things because
they have not known the Father or me. I
have told you this, so that when their time comes you will remember that I
warned you about them. I did not tell you this from the beginning because I was
with you, but now I am going to him who sent me…”
Matthew 10:38-39 “Whoever does
not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever
finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will
find it.”
Jesus has warned us of the opposition that one will face who decides to
live as a witness for Christ. We have a choice, we can seek to live a
comfortable, trouble free life as we hide our light, living formally and
innocuously; alternatively, we can let our light shine, being open about the
gospel and our values.
Are you facing any opposition? If not, why not? Could it be that we are
not speaking about sin and the saviour?
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