It is a chilly one, mmhmmmmm!!!!! ELEVEN DEGREES! And that's NOT including wind chill..... brrrrr! You in the warm states, don't hog it all! Come on now, share! heh heh, aight, on to... da Word!
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Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
- John 12:42,43
Man, what chumps! They can't even handle a little peer pressure. SPINELESS!!!! heh. Granted, the kinda pressure they were surrounded by was HUGE. But that is no excuse. See, my man J had been on a miracle roll potnas. I mean he was just ratta-tat-tattin' them bad boys out! A miracle here, a miracle there, miracle, miracle, miracle! It must have been ILL bruthaz and sistaz! And wouldn't you know, there were still kats that would not believe him though they witnessed these events FIRST HAND!!!! Never underestimate the power of ones desire. You could prove something beyond the shadow of a doubt and yet still come face to face with a being who will choose to reject it.
So back to these leader kats who DID believe in him. These scrubs kept their faith secret. Yo, these so-called "leaders" would not stand tall! It was against the status quo to believe in this Jesus. It was against the whole societal flow! In other words, these guys did not have the umph to stand for what they believed. That leads me to question the strength of their belief. Granted, they might just have started believing. In that case, standing up to the Pharisees would be tough. But these kats were leaders. They already know what it's like to be unpopular. Why was this any different? But what's worse, they place the love of praise from men HIGHER than praise from God! How crazy does that sound!?
Bruthaz and sistaz, we gots to be willing to stand for that which we believe, otherwise we fail to have confidence in what we believe. I mean, if we are not even willing to confess our faith because we are worried about what people will think or say, then what kind of faith do we have to begin with? That kind of faith has no strength. That kind of faith will lead a brutha or sista into some serious trouble. That kind of faith will lead one to compromise truth for the sake of being liked. If that is your truth, then your truth is meaningless. Naw potnas, truth will stand of its own accord. Present that truth, for that truth will defend itself and you can stand with a conscience that is clear. Let us not love praise from men greater than praise from God.
G-bless,
- patrick
Man, what chumps! They can't even handle a little peer pressure. SPINELESS!!!! heh. Granted, the kinda pressure they were surrounded by was HUGE. But that is no excuse. See, my man J had been on a miracle roll potnas. I mean he was just ratta-tat-tattin' them bad boys out! A miracle here, a miracle there, miracle, miracle, miracle! It must have been ILL bruthaz and sistaz! And wouldn't you know, there were still kats that would not believe him though they witnessed these events FIRST HAND!!!! Never underestimate the power of ones desire. You could prove something beyond the shadow of a doubt and yet still come face to face with a being who will choose to reject it.
So back to these leader kats who DID believe in him. These scrubs kept their faith secret. Yo, these so-called "leaders" would not stand tall! It was against the status quo to believe in this Jesus. It was against the whole societal flow! In other words, these guys did not have the umph to stand for what they believed. That leads me to question the strength of their belief. Granted, they might just have started believing. In that case, standing up to the Pharisees would be tough. But these kats were leaders. They already know what it's like to be unpopular. Why was this any different? But what's worse, they place the love of praise from men HIGHER than praise from God! How crazy does that sound!?
Bruthaz and sistaz, we gots to be willing to stand for that which we believe, otherwise we fail to have confidence in what we believe. I mean, if we are not even willing to confess our faith because we are worried about what people will think or say, then what kind of faith do we have to begin with? That kind of faith has no strength. That kind of faith will lead a brutha or sista into some serious trouble. That kind of faith will lead one to compromise truth for the sake of being liked. If that is your truth, then your truth is meaningless. Naw potnas, truth will stand of its own accord. Present that truth, for that truth will defend itself and you can stand with a conscience that is clear. Let us not love praise from men greater than praise from God.
G-bless,
- patrick
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