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Saturday, April 12, 2008
Courage to Tell the Truth
Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John. So
John was put into prison. Herod did this to please his wife,
Herodias. Herodias was the wife of Philip, Herod's brother.
But then Herod married Herodias. John told Herod that it was
not right for him to be married to his brother's wife. So
Herodias hated John. She wanted to kill him. But Herodias was
not able to persuade Herod to kill John. Herod was afraid to
kill John. Herod knew that all the people thought John was a
good and holy man. So Herod protected John. Herod enjoyed
listening to John preach. But John's message always bothered
Herod.
-- Mark 6:17-20 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Unfortunately, over the years, way too many of Jesus' followers have
lost their courage to tell the truth and have become puppets of
political correctness -- either the "correctness" of the culture or of
the religious culture in which they found themselves. John spoke the
truth. He spoke the same truth no matter the power of the person
listening to his message and the potential danger he might encounter
for his proclamation. I cannot think of many things more needed in our
time than this kind of courage.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father in heaven, give all of us the courage as Christian witnesses
to tell your truth in love no matter the circumstances in which we find
ourselves and regardless of the consequences we may encounter for
declaring your message. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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