Say What?
“But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to
them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer
also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat
also. Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy
goods ask them not again.” (Luke 6:27-30)
Today’s Morsel: Jesus' teachings often took people totally by surprise. What they
often heard was not what they wanted to hear. When He told them, “ Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the
flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.”(John 6:53) I’m sure many of
them went, ‘Say what?’ Eat your flesh and drink your blood? Seriously
Jesus!" When He told them, “For I am come to set a man at variance
against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in
law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own
household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me:
and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he
that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me”
(Matthew 10:35-38); Again, they probably said, ‘Say what?’ There
seem to be many passages that would cause even us to utter ‘Say what?’ But
God’s ways aren’t our ways. They always have a much deeper meaning.
So, before you throw in the towel and walk away, make sure you get an
understanding. I know that many may think they may have understood what
Jesus said, but I’m not for sure they understood what He meant. With all
your getting, get an understanding.
Sing: By
and by when the morning comes, when all the saints of God are gathering home,
we will tell the story how we’ve overcome, we will understand it better by and
by.
Thought For Today: Wisdom
is the principle thing.
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