I encourage you to find a quiet place and cue the song….

Then, read this as it is playing.

Jesus was very clear about who He was and what we needed to do:

John 10 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved …

Whoever “enters through the gate will be saved” …

This is not a figurative statement.  And Jesus said this many more times and in many more times.  This is the man who John described as “the Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us”.  This is not watered down.  It is not hidden.  It is not a code.

But this “word made flesh” is under attack.

How do we respond?

There are no easy answers to this question.  But I do not recommend “sweeping it under the rug”.

Ephesians 6 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

This verse is always a reminder to me to think, and pray, and seek counsel before I respond in my flesh.  For I have proven time and again that my flesh is corrupted.

So what would I say this day?

I would say to be like Jesus.  And Jesus was:

UnAfraid, UnAshamed, and UnWavering

He stood up to the mob.

He challenged the powerful.

He out-thought the thinkers.

And when they could not overcome His enduring ministry and went to kill Him:

He hung on the cross on our behalf.

UnAfraid, UnAshamed, and UnWavering in His commitment to me, and to you.

He did not back down.  He was not Afraid when the mob came up the hill to imprison and punish Him.  He was not Ashamed that the town prostitute crying on His feet might make Him look bad.  And He didn’t Waver and change His message when the mob came to challenge Him.

I can assure you:  The Legion is coming for you.  And they are coming for everyone you love.  The word says that they aim to “Steal, Kill, and Destroy” you and everyone you love.

Good luck to that Legion:

Revelation 19  11 I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.  12 His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself.  13 He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.  14 The armies of heaven were following him, …

He is coming on your behalf.  And when He brings His army, the enemy stands NO CHANCE.

So I say to you today:

Do Not Be Afraid.

Do Not Be Ashamed.

Do Not Waver.

He’s got you and everyone you love.  So tell everyone about Him.  Everyone will be glad you did.

In The Name of the Father and the 

Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

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Coach J