Key Passage
"A student is not better than his teacher. A servant is not better than his master. A student should be satisfied to become like his teacher. A servant should be satisfied to become like his master. If the head of the family is called Beelzebul (the devil), then the other members of the family will be called worse names!"
— Matthew 10:24-25 ERV (Read Full Text)
Key Thought
Jesus is our King, Lord, Master, and Savior. If some of the people of his day did such horrible things to him, what makes us think we can escape such hardship? But the worst that can happen to us is that we end up like Jesus! So when the ridicule, scorn, rejection, and persecution rain down we must remind ourselves that our destiny is the same as that of Jesus. We are victors waiting for the parade to begin. The key for us, don't get unsettled and keep the faith!
Prayer
Father, I know you want to conform me to the image of your son. You want his heart to be my heart. Please empower me to not only be faithful, but also to be a witness to those around me. Thank you for strengthening me by your Spirit to withstand the oppression of Satan and his allies. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Related Scriptures
You call me 'Teacher.' And you call me 'Lord.' And this is right, because that is what I am. I am your Lord and Teacher. But I washed your feet {like a servant}. So you also should wash each other's feet. I did this as an example for you. So you should do {for each other} like I did for you. I tell you the truth. A servant is not greater than his master. The person that is sent to do something is not greater than the one that sent him. If you know these things, you will be happy if you do them.
— John 13:13-17
"If the world hates you, remember that the world hated me first. If you belonged to the world, then the world would love you like it loves its own people. But I have chosen you out of the world. So you don't belong to the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember the lesson I told you: A servant is not greater than his master. If people did wrong to me, then they will do wrong to you too. And if people obeyed my teaching, then they will obey yours too. People will do all this to you because of me. They don't know the One who sent me.
— John 15:18-21
— Rom. 8:28-30
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"A student is not better than his teacher. A servant is not better than his master. A student should be satisfied to become like his teacher. A servant should be satisfied to become like his master. If the head of the family is called Beelzebul (the devil), then the other members of the family will be called worse names!"
— Matthew 10:24-25 ERV (Read Full Text)
Key Thought
Jesus is our King, Lord, Master, and Savior. If some of the people of his day did such horrible things to him, what makes us think we can escape such hardship? But the worst that can happen to us is that we end up like Jesus! So when the ridicule, scorn, rejection, and persecution rain down we must remind ourselves that our destiny is the same as that of Jesus. We are victors waiting for the parade to begin. The key for us, don't get unsettled and keep the faith!
Prayer
Father, I know you want to conform me to the image of your son. You want his heart to be my heart. Please empower me to not only be faithful, but also to be a witness to those around me. Thank you for strengthening me by your Spirit to withstand the oppression of Satan and his allies. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Related Scriptures
You call me 'Teacher.' And you call me 'Lord.' And this is right, because that is what I am. I am your Lord and Teacher. But I washed your feet {like a servant}. So you also should wash each other's feet. I did this as an example for you. So you should do {for each other} like I did for you. I tell you the truth. A servant is not greater than his master. The person that is sent to do something is not greater than the one that sent him. If you know these things, you will be happy if you do them.
— John 13:13-17
"If the world hates you, remember that the world hated me first. If you belonged to the world, then the world would love you like it loves its own people. But I have chosen you out of the world. So you don't belong to the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember the lesson I told you: A servant is not greater than his master. If people did wrong to me, then they will do wrong to you too. And if people obeyed my teaching, then they will obey yours too. People will do all this to you because of me. They don't know the One who sent me.
— John 15:18-21
— Rom. 8:28-30
Devotional provided by Heartlight®
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