God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
When we are afraid of
people ...
If we fear people, we
will disobey God's commands,
and furthermore, we will
become misunderstanding, resentful, and ignorant
(Ref.: Deuteronomy
1:26-28).
A fearful heart towards
people?
If we have a fearful
heart towards people,
we can only hesitate to
obey God's word
(Ref.: Deuteronomy
1:20-21).
If we are afraid of
people ...?
Leaders who judge in
place of God should listen carefully
to the complaints
brought before them and judge fairly,
without showing
partiality to either the wealthy or the poor,
and without being afraid
of anyone
(Deuteronomy 1:16-17).
When reflecting on this
verse,
it suggests that fearing
people and showing partiality
to the wealthy or the
poor would hinder fair judgment.
We should not fear
people, but fear God.
The Egyptians feared the
Israelites, who multiplied even more as they were oppressed,
whereas the Hebrew
midwives, Shiphrah and Puah, feared God
(Exodus 1:12, 15, 17).
We should not fear
people but fear God.
Therefore, rather than
obeying human commands and acting accordingly,
we should listen to
God's word and obey it.
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