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Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Faithful
"Brothers will turn against their own brothers and give them
to be killed. Fathers will turn against their own children
and give them to be killed. Children will fight against their
own parents and will send their parents to be killed. All
people will hate you because you follow me. But the person
that continues strong until the end will be saved. When you
are treated badly in one city, go to another city. I tell you
the truth. You will not finish going to all the cities of
Israel before the Son of Man comes again."
-- Matthew 10:21-23 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
The call of the Kingdom of God will meet with strong resistance. Those
within our own families may give us up to arrest, while opposition will
mount from many everyday people. They will hate us for no other reason
than because we follow Jesus. Jesus urges us to leave the cities where
we are treated badly, to keep our faith, and to move to another city.
But our flight is not one of fear, but one of anticipation and
evangelization. We are to keep sharing and living the message of the
Kingdom in city after city for our salvation awaits and our Lord's
coming is near.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
God, you are the Rock of my salvation, you are my Strength and
Protection. Give me courage to be faithful and never waver in my love
and faithfulness to you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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