Next time the Lord speaks – really listen.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada and I’d like to ask, what kind of friend are you? Matthew 20 describes a scene with Jesus and his disciples. There Jesus tells his best friends, “The Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will turn him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified.” Right there Jesus was pouring out his heart, telling them all about the atrocities that were about to happen to him. And their reaction? Not only did they ignore the Lord’s words; they began arguing about their positions in the coming kingdom. So, instead of listening, sympathetic friends, Jesus was faced with a bunch of squabbling men. The lesson? Our Savior covers his side of friendship, but what about our side? Today friend, take care to listen, I mean really listen when God speaks. It’s one way to cover your side of the friendship.
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