SUNDAY, 24 AUGUST
JOHN 6:60-71 NIV
TOPIC: ONE OF YOU IS A DEVIL (II)
Jesus has been the subject of discussion everywhere. Nobody is neutral about Jesus, including His brothers. Everyone formed an opinion about Him.
His brothers ridiculed Him, the crowd called Him demon-possessed, and the religious leaders planned to kill Him.
Sometimes your Christian values can lead you to a lonely place. Your refusal to give or collect bribes, your refusal to cut corners, your refusal to employ the unqualified son of your boss, and your avoidance of anything that is wrong are likely to put you in trouble, especially with ungodly leaders.
When you fight corruption, corruption will surely fight you.
The very people who should have supported and sustained Jesus’ ministry posed an existential threat to Him. Yet that did not deter Him from doing the right thing.
Jesus did not grow bitter or angry; He did not plot revenge. Instead, He watched His back and stayed out of confusion as He sought God’s face.
QUESTION
Are you facing an existential threat from the people who ought to support you?
PRAYER
Help me, dear Lord, to handle my enemies the way You did. Amen.
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