"And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say."
In this lesson, Jesus, knowing that the leaders of the Jews, the Romans, and Herod himself, were all out to kill Him and destroy His Church, He assured His disciples that although they might be captured and thrown before the courts, they had nothing to fear because the Holy Ghost would always be there to protect them, even to the point of providing the words they would need to say in their own defense.
That same protection is ours for the taking today if we will only place our faith in Jesus Christ. If we have, and are willing to demonstrate, total faith in Him, we need never fear anything.
God knows us all, and as is said in today's quote, he knows the number of hairs on our heads. So, He won't forget us when we are in need. He remembers the sparrows, and they are far less important to Him than we.
There was a time when it seemed impossible there would ever be a day when Christian people, right next to home, would be threatened because of their belief in Jesus Christ. Sadly, there are many places in the world today, not that far from our homes, where that security no longer exists except as it is afforded us through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Although it is not our charge to change the morality of the world, it is incumbent upon us to defend our own faith, the only way we will ever be able to do that is by leaning totally upon the power of the Holy Ghost through faith in Jesus Christ, our Redeemer.~
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