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[cimi]

October 10
Saturday


SPEAKING
THE TRUTH

READ:
2 Chron. 24:15-22
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He sent prophets to
them,....but they
would not listen.
__2 Chronicles 24:19
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In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus Finch is a respected small-town lawyer in the segregated South during the 1930's. when he takes on a case that pits an innocent black man against two dishonest white people, Atticus knows he will face terrible prejudice from the jury. But his conscience compels him to speak the truth boldly in the face of opposition.

The Old Testament prophets were often sent to preach the truth to a stubborn people. "[God] sent prophets to them, to bring them back to the LORD; and they testified against them, but they would not listen" (2Chron.24:19). Their message often resulted in persecution and sometime even death (Heb. 11:32-38).

During Christ's ministry on earth, His message also resulted in angry opposition (Luke 4:21-30). Yet, in the sovereignty of God, the terrible miscarriage of injustice that sentenced Jesus to death on the cross purchased our redemption.

Now, as representatives of the risen christ in this world, we are to promote reconciliation, justice, and integrity (Mic. 6:8; 2 Cor. 5:18-21). And in so doing, this may mean speaking the truth in the face of opposition. this is the charge to every believer until that day when Christ sets all things right (Rev. 20:11-15). __Dennis Fisher
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```````````````The life that counts must toil and flight,``````````````
````````````````Must hate the wrong and love the right;````````````
````````````````Must stand for truth, by day, by night--`````````````
`````````````````This is the life that counts. __Anon.``````````````
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It's better to declare the truth and be rejected
than to withhold the truth just to be accepted.

************Today's Bible Reading __ 2 Chronicles 24:15-22********

15 But Jehoiada grew old
and was full of days, and he
died; he was one hundred
and thirty years old when he
died. 16 And they buried him
in the city of David among
the kings, because he had
done good in Israel, both
toward God and His house.

17 Now after the death of
Jehoiada the leaders of
Judah came and bowed
down to the king. And the
king listened to them.

18 Therefore they left the
house of the LORD God of
their fathers, and served
wooden images and idols;
and wrath came upon Judah
and Jerusalem because of
their trespass. 19 Yet He sent
prophets to them, to bring
them back to the LORD; and
they testified against them,
but they would not listen.

20 Then the Spirit of God
came upon Zechariah the
son of Jehoiada the priest,
who stood above the people,
and said to them, "Thus says
God: 'Why do you
transgress the
commandments of the
LORD, so that you cannot
prosper? Because you have
forsaken the LORD, He also
has forsaken you,' " 21 So
they conspired against him,
and at the command of the
king they stoned him with
stones in the court of the
house of the LORD. 22 Thus
Joash the king did not
remember the kindness
which Jehoiada his father
had done to him, but killed
his son; and as he died, he
said, "The LORD look on it,
and repay!"

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Jehoiada (v.15), who was "high priest at the time of Athaliah's
usurpation of the throne of Judah; hid Joash, the king's son, for six
years and eventually replaced him on the throne of JudaH' (Strong's
Exhaustive Concordance). __BILL CROWDER

[Lani]

It's better to declare the truth and be rejected
than to withhold the truth just to be accepted.

*Amen2*

So true!

Thanks for sharing Cimi!!

Peace and Luv in Christ,

Lani