Mark 13:12-13 (NKJV) 12 Now brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death. 13 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who [e]endures to the end shall be saved.
During my morning reading of The Word, Mark 13 was the focus of my learning. As I read this chapter, I saw many nuggets within what The Master said to His disciples. One nugget that grabbed me was from v. 13 …you will be hated by all for My name’s sake… In today’s time, the world and the followers of this world only want you to focus on loving and accepting one another. They do not want you to change for the longevity of your eternal soul. If I read and have understanding given by The Holy Spirit, the teaching of this world and it’s followers is foreign to what The Master was & is teaching His disciples. These words from The World let all of His disciples of today know that we will be hated for His Name. His Name comes with power. His Name comes with authority. His Name comes with dominion. His Name comes with eternity. And His Name also comes with hatred from family, friends, foes and this foreign world. Many don’t want to be hated, but if you are His disciple, hatred comes with the territory that you have been given.
Family, be sure that you are hated for the right reason. Don’t focus on your clothes, birth connections, earthly customs, custom toys or earthly comfort; but focus on His Name. Focus on following His Way because He is The Truth and His Way is the only way to live. Don’t change or exchange His words for the comforts of this world or to be elevated by people. Focus on receiving and retaining the instructions (The Truth) that He gave us…not the instructions of a group of people, not the mixed instructions from the liar, not academic philosophies given to you by enemies, but on His unadulterated words. Focus on pleasing His Father as He did while He was wrapped in the same flesh as you. When we focus as He was focused, we will be Hated For The Right Reason!
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