Week 19 - The Journey Day 6
"For John the Baptist came neither eating food nor drinking wine, and you said, 'He is possessed by a demon.'" Luke 7:33
Jesus calls out the fake-news of His day. "This is the one about whom scripture says: 'Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, he will prepare your way before you.' Luke 7:27 Why is it that someone who stands against the culture of the day needs to be demonized? Jesus speaks truth, John the Baptist speaks truth yet those in power and control were threatened by both. It wasn't God they were seeking but their own power and control.
In discerning spirits do they go along with the culture or do they stand against it and threaten their power. We can see this play out in our world today, the world denying truth, the truth that God gives us. Compare the two, one seeks the ruin of our souls and seeks to control us, the other seeks our salvation and gives us free will to know the Truth. Even Jesus had to deal with fake-news and He did it with love not condemning. "The poor and the oppressor meet: the Lord gives light to the eyes of both." Proverbs 29:13
What is God saying to me? Stand the test of time, do not give in to the falsehoods that are in the world. My Son is truth.
Dear Lord God, things haven't changed much since You walked this earth. They still work at deceiving and denying the truth that You give us. Prayers for all those who are being deceived spreading the lies they have come to believe in. Prayers for a world that will encounter You in their hearts and come to know Truth. Thank You Father for our time this morning, to see Jesus stand against the lies of His day. Give us courage and conviction with love to do the same in ours. I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.
Mary, Queen of Peace, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Protector of the Holy Family, Pray for us.
Viva Cristo Rey
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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