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Monday, April 14, 2008
Brutality and Grief
So the king sent a soldier to cut off John's head and bring
it. So the soldier went and cut off John's head in the
prison. Then the soldier brought John's head back on a plate.
He gave the head to the girl. Then the girl gave the head to
her mother. John's followers heard about what happened. So
they came and got John's body. They put it in a tomb (grave).
-- Mark 6:27-29 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
We often forget that we have brothers and sisters in Christ who have to
face incredible inhumanity and brutality because of their faith,
righteousness, and unwavering loyalty to Jesus. Let's use this gruesome
reminder of John the Baptist's death to jar us into an acute awareness
of our fellow believers world-wide who are suffering and dying for the
cause of Christ.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O God, my Abba Father, it pains me deeply to think about your precious
children who are having to face horribly brutal times because of their
faith. Please work in the affairs of our world to bring an end to the
regimes that support such inhumanity and brutality. In Jesus' name I
pray. Amen.
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