Chapter 10

32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.
33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven."

The 21st Century has been a roller coaster of discoveries and innovations. Industries came up, and new forms of energy were discovered. One thing has cast an overbearing arm in society, and that is "RELATIVE TRUTH". We have operationalized this motion so much that it affects how we testify to our faith and how comfortable we are to do so if one among us is not a believer. When Jesus was sending out the disciples in Matthew 10, He repeatedly said, "Fear not, do not be afraid".  Obviously, times have changed, our fear now is not getting beheaded or crucified. We have done one even better and metamorphosed it to "CANCEL CULTURE".  Unconsciously, we filter our words surgically so that we do not sound weird or offend our friends, workmates, neighbors, or even family members. The question is, who among these gives you eternal life or allows you to work in eternal purpose? I say none or in Swahili "NUNGE". meaning zero.

Jesus says in Matthew 10:28, "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.". Our eternal life is on the line; we cannot afford to shy away from boldly speaking of Jesus. Whether it is through song, conversation, art, media, dance, or skit, we must, without shame, proclaim the word of God just as he, without shame, saved us from sin. John 3:16 talks about a love from God to us, a love that we will probably never fathom in this life.  God showed us just how much He loved us, who were undeserving, sheep without a shepherd, ignorant, and deserving eternal damnation. We who proclaim love for Jesus in our hearts should be able to publicly demonstrate our love for God. Our love for Jesus has to have an action bearing. 

Our prayer today is that you may give us the strength Jesus, the strength to acknowledge you publicly, without fear, with no hesitation, just as you did for us. Give us the strength to demonstrate our love for you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

" Jesu,s we will boldly acknowledge your name, even in the face of adversity and critiscim."