PAYING THE PRICE!
I want to be
A GOOD PERSON=Don't you?
I want to be
A FOLLOWER of Christ!
Don't you?
That is what John
The Baptist was=
And he PAID THE PRICE
With his life
We too may have
To PAY A PRICE
To be
A follower of Christ
“Herod feared John=
Knowing him
To be a righteous
And HOLY MAN........” Mark 6:20
The POWER OF GOODNESS
Is a great quality
To have
It has the power
To ATTRACT PEOPLE
And it has the power
To make people FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
That is what John the Baptist
Did to King Herod
He had John
Thrown into prison=
But did NOT
Execute him immediately
He loved
To hear John speak
Herod was genuinely fascinated
And even BAFFLED by John
GOOD PEOPLE do that
To us=because they LIVE
In a different way
They live in a way
That TRANSCENDS self-centeredness
And it defies time and logic
But as John the BAPTIST found out-
Sometimes there are consequences
To pay
For being a GOOD PERSON
PAYING THE PRICE!
“Trust in the Lord
And do GOOD=
Dwell in the land
And enjoy safe pasture” Psalm 37:3
“A cheerful heart
IS GOOD MEDICINE
But a crushed spirit
Dries up the bones” Proverbs 17:22
“How beautiful on the mountains
Are the feet of those
Who bring GOOD NEWS
Who proclaim peace
Who bring GOOD TIDINGS
Who proclaim salvation
Who say to Zion=
'YOUR GOD REIGNS'” Isaiah 52:7
GOODNESS has the power
To arouse anger and hatred
That is what happened to John
He PAID THE PRICE=
Jesus paid the price=
And we sometimes-
Have to PAY THE PRICE
For being good=DOING GOOD
Throughout Christian history=
GOOD PEOPLE have spoken
God's truth=and have had
To PAY THE PRICE
“You are NOT
Your own=you were BOUGHT
At a PRICE
Therefore honor God
With your bodies” 1 Corinthians 6:20
WHO attracts you
In this world
With their GOODNESS?
Are you paying
A PRICE for your FAITH?
Dear Lord=we PRAY
That you give us
The COURAGE that we need
In order
To be GOOD PEOPLE and disciples
In the name of Jesus
Robert P. Wallman
8-28-20
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.
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