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Jesus' life could shame us all. We might not stoop to wash anyone's feet. Even though Jesus was the master, he was still humble. The more we read of Jesus' life, the more we feel we are hardly worthy to be a student or even a slave.
Beelzebub means "lord of flies." Flies are always a big nuisance. God's main job was keeping away the flies from his worshipers. How much more will our Lord protect us from the little nuisances of life, which may be far worse than flies? It also means "lord of dung or crap." It is the name given to Satan by our Lord.
If there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, we could know it all in our entire lifetime. I'm sure my brain couldn't hold it all. I'm sure some parts will be revealed to many people, so if we want to know more than he has given us, we will have to seek others. That is one reason we have a church. Each one knows a bit more and we can share it with each other. That is the only way we can grow in our faith!
We are called to spread the light! When we hear it from God we are ordered to pass it on. Our first job is to pass it on to our family -- to our children. Then we may have the uncomfortable job of telling others. I say uncomfortable because if you are not careful, others may label you as a religious fanatic. At least it would show we are not ashamed of our Lord, which he tells us is dangerous if we hope to spend eternity with him.
We could go even further, even if it means death, we should be faithful. That goes a long way beyond just embarrassed. Compared to much of the world, we have it easy. We need to be more afraid of whatever or whoever can destroy our souls.
Why do we worry if God even takes care of the little sparrows? He even counts the hairs on our head. God covers every detail in our life. The only thing we should worry about is making sure we keep close to him, to learn more about him, to care more about him, and avoid that other guy who only keeps away the flies.
The next verses can cause us to think. If Jesus did not come to bring peace, maybe some will settle for that fly killer -- temporarily at least.
I don't like the verse that warns us about the members of our own household. That would make a hard choice for some. One of my former members turned against God because he allowed her little dog to be killed. If that could hurt her faith then how much more would she suffer if it were her daughter?
Think what only these few verses can give us. Can we hold it all? Our life may depend on it.
Beelzebub means "lord of flies." Flies are always a big nuisance. God's main job was keeping away the flies from his worshipers. How much more will our Lord protect us from the little nuisances of life, which may be far worse than flies? It also means "lord of dung or crap." It is the name given to Satan by our Lord.
If there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, we could know it all in our entire lifetime. I'm sure my brain couldn't hold it all. I'm sure some parts will be revealed to many people, so if we want to know more than he has given us, we will have to seek others. That is one reason we have a church. Each one knows a bit more and we can share it with each other. That is the only way we can grow in our faith!
We are called to spread the light! When we hear it from God we are ordered to pass it on. Our first job is to pass it on to our family -- to our children. Then we may have the uncomfortable job of telling others. I say uncomfortable because if you are not careful, others may label you as a religious fanatic. At least it would show we are not ashamed of our Lord, which he tells us is dangerous if we hope to spend eternity with him.
We could go even further, even if it means death, we should be faithful. That goes a long way beyond just embarrassed. Compared to much of the world, we have it easy. We need to be more afraid of whatever or whoever can destroy our souls.
Why do we worry if God even takes care of the little sparrows? He even counts the hairs on our head. God covers every detail in our life. The only thing we should worry about is making sure we keep close to him, to learn more about him, to care more about him, and avoid that other guy who only keeps away the flies.
The next verses can cause us to think. If Jesus did not come to bring peace, maybe some will settle for that fly killer -- temporarily at least.
I don't like the verse that warns us about the members of our own household. That would make a hard choice for some. One of my former members turned against God because he allowed her little dog to be killed. If that could hurt her faith then how much more would she suffer if it were her daughter?
Think what only these few verses can give us. Can we hold it all? Our life may depend on it.
