"Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."
In today's lesson Jesus, in essence, assured His disciples that He would protect them in the face of all enemies. He also promised that the reward for preaching His gospel would be much greater than any physical hurt this earthly body could possibly endure.
We, the children of God, those of us who fear and serve Him, are more valuable to God than all the creatures on earth combined.
In the last part of today's quote we are given a challenge; "Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven."
With Jesus Christ as a redeemer, keeper and ally we are guaranteed eternal life in the presence of God Himself. Without Him we are nothing and are condemned to an everlasting lake of fire.~
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