“Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, he himself will fall into his own pit; but the blameless will inherit good.” [1]
The Lord promises to watch over the way of those who pursue Him, and to deal with those who knowingly or unknowingly attempt to lead others astray.
“These things I have spoken to you, that you should not be made to stumble. They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service. And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them.” [2]
The narrative that is going around in this world so prevalently tends to paint the serious disciple of Jesus as some kind of villain or untrustworthy person. Jesus said not to let this kind of treatment cause you to stumble. Keep following Jesus! Keep trusting in Him!
“Oh, love the Lord, all you, His saints! For the Lord preserves the faithful, and fully repays the proud person. Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord.” [3]
Keep loving the Lord! Your eternity is in His hands and in His hands alone. The Lord is in the boat with those who are sailing on stormy seas. He may seem to be sleeping but He is very aware of what we are going through. He is not afraid. He is calm. He says to be of good courage.
“Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful. Praise the Lord with the harp; make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.” [4]
Simple but true! Take time to worship the Lord! Sing to Him! A lot of people are being rescued from trouble as they simply stop, take a breath, calm down and start worshipping the Lord!
[1] Proverbs 29:10
[2] John 16:1-4
[3] Psalm 31:23-24
[4] Psalm 33:1-3
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