1 "All this I have told you so that you will not go astray. 2 They will put you out of the synagogue;in fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. 3They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. 4 I have told you this, so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was with you.
Knowing God is SO important! When I read these verses how someone will kill because they think they are offering a service to God, I think of Saul/Paul who we read about in Acts. Saul was a very important Jew who thought he knew the law perfectly and was willing to kill Christians. He was there when Stephen was stoned, giving permission to the others to stone him, and yet God did a wonderful work in his heart, meeting him on the road, blinding him and asking him why he was persecuting Jesus. When I know that God can make these wonderful changes in a prideful, know-it-all man like Saul and turn him into a strong, God-fearing Paul, then I know He can change my pride, jealous and competitive heart and turn it to something good as a witness to Him. What idols are you struggling with that you pray God will help you overcome? Don't forget to pray that His Holy Spirit will be with you today in all the details of your life.
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