"His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him."
John 11:8-10
This is an interesting answer by Christ to his disciples who were worried about him being in danger, and I think what Christ is basically saying here is that we need to walk in the light, no matter where that light directs us. Or, in other words, whatever God asks us to do is right, even when it is dangerous or not what the people around us agree with. If people persecute us for following God, does that mean we should not follow God? No, of course not. We need to walk in the light. The darkness is what is truly dangerous... and straying from God's path is where the darkness lies.
Today, let's remember to walk in the light, following God even when people oppose our path. ... That doesn't mean that God is encouraging us to get in people's faces and argue. That's contention, which he actually advises against. Christ didn't go to fight with those that wanted to kill him. Instead, he continued to do what was right (in this case raising Lazarus from the dead), regardless of what other people chose. And that is what I think Christ is advising us. Let's allow God to sway our decisions, and not what other people may or may not think or do in response to following God. God is the important thing here.
Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world.
But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him."
John 11:8-10
This is an interesting answer by Christ to his disciples who were worried about him being in danger, and I think what Christ is basically saying here is that we need to walk in the light, no matter where that light directs us. Or, in other words, whatever God asks us to do is right, even when it is dangerous or not what the people around us agree with. If people persecute us for following God, does that mean we should not follow God? No, of course not. We need to walk in the light. The darkness is what is truly dangerous... and straying from God's path is where the darkness lies.
Today, let's remember to walk in the light, following God even when people oppose our path. ... That doesn't mean that God is encouraging us to get in people's faces and argue. That's contention, which he actually advises against. Christ didn't go to fight with those that wanted to kill him. Instead, he continued to do what was right (in this case raising Lazarus from the dead), regardless of what other people chose. And that is what I think Christ is advising us. Let's allow God to sway our decisions, and not what other people may or may not think or do in response to following God. God is the important thing here.
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