Luke
21:12-19
Jesus
said to the crowd: “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over
to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and
governors because of my name. It will lead to your giving testimony. Remember,
you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a
wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or
refute. You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and
friends, and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all
because of my name, but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your
perseverance you will secure your lives.
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Reflection:
Are you
ready to be persecuted for Jesus?
We will
undoubtedly be persecuted if we decide to faithfully follow Jesus; we will be
losing friends. But we need not worry about persecution or losing friends for
the sake of Jesus.
Therefore
it is very important that we don’t make the mistake of betraying Jesus for the
sake of this world. We must not make the mistake of betraying Jesus for the
sake of vested friendships and interest. We must be faithful until the very end
no matter the persecutions and sacrifices.
What
would it benefit us if we gain the whole world yet we lose Jesus in our lives?
We gain nothing except fleeting happiness; we gain nothing except temporal
power and riches that may fly away from us anytime.
What
would we gain if we have powerful friends if these friends bring us nothing but
sinfulness which we often times enjoy? Nothing except disturbance in our lives!
Should we allow ourselves to be deceived by these false friends who only bring
us further away from the love of Jesus?
But the moment we decide to be faithful to Jesus no matter the temptations and persecutions.
We’ll have peace that He only can give us. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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