For ### had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison ### as a favor to ###. She had been his brother ###'s wife, but ### had married her. ### had been telling ###, "It is against God's law for you to marry your brother's wife." So ### bore a grudge against ### and wanted to kill him. But without ###'s approval she was powerless, for ### respected ###; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, ### protected him. ### was greatly disturbed whenever ### talked with ###, but even so, ### liked to listen to him.
—Mark 6:17-20 NLT
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 popular culture or of the religious culture in which they found themselves. ### spoke the truth. ### spoke the same truth no matter the power of the person listening to ###'s message and the potential danger ### might encounter for ###'s proclamation. I cannot think of many things more needed in our time than this kind of courage.
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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—Mark 6:17-20 NLT
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 popular culture or of the religious culture in which they found themselves. ### spoke the truth. ### spoke the same truth no matter the power of the person listening to ###'s message and the potential danger ### might encounter for ###'s 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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