I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter.
Beloved, in this verse You show us how to meet suffering. It is human to want to run in the opposite direction of pain but You set Your face like flint towards Jerusalem and You faced with dignity and courage that which the Father had ordained for You. Help me and my family during our time of suffering.
2 O Lord, my God, in you I take shelter; deliver me and save me from all my pursuers. 11 Those who cherish your name, O Lord, can rely on you, for you have never forsaken those who look to you.
Beloved, You let us hide in You safe from the enemy of fear and despair and You cover us with the mantle of Your Most Holy Presence. Nothing can approach to harm us when we are with You.
John 7:40-53
40 Many who had been listening to these words began to say, “This is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some wondered, “Would the Christ come from Galilee? 42 Doesn’t Scripture say that the Christ is a descendant of David and from Bethlehem, the city of David?” 43 The crowd was divided over him. 44 Some wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. 45 The officers of the Temple went back to the chief priests who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him?” 46 The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man.” 47 The Pharisees then said, “So you, too, have been led astray! 48 Have any of the rulers or any of the Pharisees believed in him? 49 Only these cursed people, who have no knowledge of the Law!” 50 Yet one of them, Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier, spoke out, 51 “Does our law condemn people without first hearing them and knowing the facts?” 52 They replied, “Do you, too, come from Galilee? Look it up and see for yourself that no prophet is to come from Galilee.” 53 And they all went home.
Beloved Jesus, if we listen with our heart we will recognise You. All that we have experienced in our walk with You testifies to us who You are. But as prophesied, You are a sign of contradiction in every age and there will always be division over You. Those who face up to the truth of who You are and those who prefer not to believe, despite the evidence. They refuse to be converted, preferring a sinful life rather than be challenged by the Truth which sets us free. Once Truth is acknowledged change must follow and most people prefer the dark so that they do not have to give up their false notions of truth.
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