Luke 21:12-19: Giving Testimony
Friday, December 2, 2022
They will seize and persecute you . . .
Not one of us asks for loss of freedom.
They will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons . . .
None of us wants public scandal or shame.
They will lead you before kings and governors in my name . . .
We do not like to think that politics or social pressure might suborn our thinking.
It w
ill lead to your testimony . . .
So when we suffer in Christ’s name we must respond in fidelity.
Remember . . . you are not to prepare your defense beforehand . . .
There is no defense against the world’s corruption and power.
I myself will give you wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute . . .
There is only one true wisdom that preserves and protects.
You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends . . .
There is only one powerful truth that guides and transforms.
They will put some of you to death . . .
There is only one life that is eternal.
You will be hated because of my name . . .
There is only one Spirit that brings life and light and love that are everlasting.
But not a hair on your head will be destroyed . . .
There is only one Christ Jesus who returns from death to heal, redeem and renew.
By your perseverance you will secure your lives . . .
There is only one God who is and was and will always be. Let us give our faithful testimony today. Amen.
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