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MONDAY, JANUARY 25
Acts 12:3-4

Matthew 10:16-18

 

“…ye shall be brought
before governors and

kings for my sake…”

 

MORE THREATS
 
What King Herod did to James was outrageous, and his act upon Peter must have terrified the followers of Christ. It may be that some of the believers were agitated and provoked by the king’s cruelty. The Church, however, is not called to arms and to fight against governments. We have a high calling under our heavenly government. The worst the world can do is to take our physical lives, but they can never take our souls from the hands of our loving Father in heaven.
 
Desiring to please the Jews: The king, realising his action was approved of and delightful to the Jews, continued to wage his power against the believers. The Lord certainly knew these things and allowing the Christians to go through another level of trial was necessary for them to grow further and go farther in their work for Him. This was during the Passover celebration so Herod waited for a few days before Easter to do more evil against the church.
 
Devising to kill more disciples: Peter was put into prison. He was heavily guarded by sixteen soldiers. To Peter and the believers in Jerusalem, this was seemingly the end with no possibility of escape.
 
There are things we cannot comprehend such as the way God deals in our lives. Things may not run according to our plans and desires. We may have tried to order everything biblically with the objective to glorify God alone, but somehow along the way this is lost. We ask where we went wrong when everything was prayed for and for the praise of God. This could have been troubling the minds of some believers. How could God allow His chief Apostle to be killed when he still had other things to do to strengthen the brethren?
 
How about you? Will you argue with the Lord? Let God be true and every man wrong in his ways! He knows best, and we must trust Him!
 
THOUGHT: Am I striving to do the work of the Lord?
PRAYER: Father, grant me the courage to face the trials and tribulations in my life.

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