READ
You therefore, along with the council, give notice now to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near.” (Acts 23:15, RSV2CE)
REFLECT
The church wants to kill Paul. People in power use death to bully people into getting what they want. Killing Paul would not necessarily make the message go away, God would send another. Why would I want to kill a human which destroys my soul because I don’t like what he says. I don’t have to follow or agree with him.
PRAY
Jesus, I get angry also when your word is refused and rejected. The leaders thought they were protecting your way and stamping out false teachers. Now, instead of getting angry we are to love them and pray for them and correct them, not kill them. It is hard because people do get led astray. But you have purchased all with your blood and one of the gifts you give is the ability to decide what to believe. Help me to believe you that the best way to be a witness is love of enemies and not evil to enemies so they see the real you.
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