Beware of Men
In Matthew 10:17-18, the Lord Jesus Christ warns His disciples “But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues. You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.”
The Lord Jesus Christ warned us of what will happen to us for His name sake. We will be persecuted by men and by the world. When we preach the truth of Jesus Christ, the truth of the cross, it causes two reactions: conviction or condemnation. Those who are the sheep of Christ Jesus will be convicted and repent of their ways, deny themselves, pick up their cross, and follow the Lord Jesus Christ. However, those who are not His sheep will feel condemnation. We are are not condemning them, but the word of God is allowing them to condemn themselves. We surely cannot save ourselves but we can surely condemn ourselves. Those who are condemned will try to silence and persecute us to deliver us tho those in “high” places with false accusations. However, we KNOW that there is only ONE in the MOST High place. Let us not be afraid because God is with us in ALL situations and circumstances.
