Christmas Novena December 16, 2014
Matthew,
Chapter 21, verse 46:
Both John the Baptist and Jesus were marked by the
priests and elders for death because they threatened their power over the
people which they feared. Like savage
beasts they killed anything that got in their way.
46 And
although they were attempting to arrest him, they feared the crowds, for
they regarded him as a prophet.
They feared the crowds because of Jesus and John the Baptist. Fear is a natural reaction: when we fear
something we naturally do one of five things.
We either: fight, run away, do nothing, compromise or grow make things better. The entire bible is filled with stories of people making good and bad choices. Some
of people’s choices were righteous and some were evil and through it all it was the spirit
of God that urged men to make choices that promoted growth in humankind; to
create a Kingdom of God on earth.
Both John the Baptist and Jesus were marked by the
priests and elders for death because they threatened their power over the
people which they feared. Like savage
beasts they killed anything that got in their way.
According to John Maxwell[1]
leaders lose their right to selfishness and must take the lives of others into
account before their own. They must
testify to the truth and tell people what they need to hear rather than what
they want to hear. They must tell people
where they have to go to promote the Kingdom and not where they desire to go.
Christ came not only to restore the Israelite s but to bring all of mankind into His Kingdom. Leaders in the Christ's Kingdom must
fearlessly lead from principle rather than from reaction.
It is nine days before Christmas. Today start a Christmas
novena with your family or someone you love.
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