SLEEPING WITH THE SERPENT. MARK 6 : 20 John the Baptist in the prison; Imprisoned because of his commitment to the truth; His preaching ministry in the wilderness got disturbed; Is it temporary or permanent? No idea; From the wilderness to the prison, and not to the palace! Is it a shortcut to the palace, like in the case of Joseph in Egypt? A chance to become the official priest of Herods kingdom? Ministry expansion?, Chance to preach from palace? Gods time to reward Johns faithfulness in the wilderness? Herods hatred slowly becoming acceptance, is it a sign? A sign that a deliverance and promotion are waiting? Kings frequent visits and willingness to obey Johns words, A confirmation to a comfortable future? But, at what cost? A slight change in his conviction? Little compromise? A single word of approval? Approval of the illicit affair of Herod? See the possibilities; A silent nod can change everything; John the Baptist got tempted? We dont know, nothing mentioned in the Bible ; But, surely he got disturbed, he got confused, To the extend of doubting even Jesus, To the extend of sending his disciples to Jesus, To question Jesus and His mission! A desert trained prophet getting depressed? distressed? Confidential conflicts and confusing attacks in his mind? Prolonged imprisonment and loneliness breaking his will? Silence of Jesus suffocating his inner man? John suffered, but how cruelly he suffered? Who knows? But he won; he never gave up; never compromised; Never came down from his convictions to win any favor; In fact, even in prison he shows favor to Herod by his teachings! Lost his life in the end, but never lost his calling; What about you?. Entering February, the month of valentine! A month of temptation to the singles and the married! To the singles, to prove to their group I got my Valentine! To the married to show to the world Even now, I can get a valentine! At what cost? By compromising what? Eros eroding your convictions in this e-world? Preparing yourself to sleep with the serpent? Compromising the privilege of walking with THE LION? Ask Samson; He will tell you the bitter truth; Walking with the Lion and sleeping with the serpent Made him a clown in front of the crowd! Ask Herod and he will tell you the same! But ask John the Baptist, he will tell you; Better to be lonely than to compromise; Better to be faithful than famous; Better to face the prison wall than to dance in the seducers hall; Better to WALK with THE LION than to sleep with the serpent! Planning to celebrate valentines day? Go celebrate, not with the world but with THE WORD; Enjoy an extended time of embrace with your Eternal Lover; The soft and silky, smooth and silent , seducer calling you to bed? Remember, The WORD, The LION, your Lover crushed its head! Advanced Valentines Day wishes! ...I AM CONVINCED THAT NOTHING CAN EVER SEPARATE US FROM HIS LOVE...... ........ . FROM THE LOVE OF GOD THAT IS REVEALED IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD ( ROMANS 8 : 38, 39 )
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