Even If i Walk Alone

Instructing and encouraging you to live your life as a disciple of Jesus

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I Pledge Allegience

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“I pledge allegiance to…” How do you finish that sentence? We all pledge our allegiance to something or someone. Many are brought up being taught to pledge their allegiance to their nation. When I was younger, we said the pledge of allegiance to our country’s flag at the beginning of each school day. Now that we’re adults, we get to choose where and to whom we will pledge our allegiance. If you follow Jesus, the choice is simple.

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Jesus does not accept divided loyalty. He demands our whole heart, the entirety of our devotion because He knows it is impossible to serve two masters (Matthew 6:24). I am grateful for living in America. Despite what seems to be a never-ending erosion of our values and principles, I still think it’s the best place to live. But I pledge allegiance to Jesus and no one or nothing else.

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We Need Jesus

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Pastor and author Tim Keller said, “In every disaster, whether it’s 9/11 or COVID-19, God is saying to people, ‘Eventually, I’m going to put an end to all of this. But for the time being, this world is broken, and every time you think you don’t need me and that you can get on top of it, something like this will come along to remind you that, no, you do need me”. We need Jesus.

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Our efforts to build a society and a world without Him are failing miserably. We will fail because each of us is concerned with what’s best for us, not our neighbor. It’s a universal affliction. Even for those of us who try to live a God-centered life, most of our thoughts remain on ourselves. We need Jesus to change our hearts. The world needs Jesus to transform millions who are not ashamed to stand on His Word and share His gospel.

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Peace and Love

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Amid insanity and chaos, it’s easy to lose our way. While it’s tempting to throw our support behind one side or another, we must remember the only side that matters is for us to be beside Jesus. He doesn’t choose sides in our human battles. He loves everyone the same. Jesus loves no matter the offense. Our call is to do the same and to be a light in the darkness. We need not hear or become another opinion in an already crowded sea of noise. We need the calming peace of Jesus.

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Our job is to be peace and love in the middle of the divisiveness that threatens to tear apart both our culture and our civility. No one is blameless. Jesus taught us that. There is no high road. There is only the road to life everlasting and the road to Hell. It is not ours to decide who is on which road because each of us deserves Hell no matter how right or justified we might feel.

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Persecuted

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I pray daily for our brothers and sisters around the world who are being persecuted for their faith. It is both devastating and humbling to read what they are going through because of their commitment to Jesus. In many countries, becoming a follower of Christ will lead to job loss, inability to rent or buy housing, harassment and beatings from friends and family, and often imprisonment or death. For many believers, this is the harsh reality of their lives.

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Some stories are unimaginable to those of us who sit safely ensconced in our comfortable homes, living in a freedom unmatched in history. The bravery and courage of our persecuted brothers and sisters should compel us all to lift their needs in prayer often. Those who are out of sight must never be out of mind.

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Following Jesus

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We find one of the hardest teachings of Jesus in Luke, chapter fourteen, verses 26- 33. I’ve rarely heard messages preached from this passage, at least not without several caveats and attempts to water down what Jesus was saying. I think we are on dangerous ground any time we try to soften or redefine the words of Jesus. Jesus was the most intentional person who ever lived. He meant what He said every time. One way we know this is because when Jesus gave a hard teaching such as the one in John 6:53-58, we learn a few verses later that many turned away from following Him.

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Jesus didn’t soften His message or try to say what He had said another way to win them back. No, He meant what He said, and He allowed the people to accept the teaching and follow Him or to walk away. He wanted everyone to trust in Him, but not at the cost of compromising His Word.

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