Matthew 10:18 And you will be dragged before governors and
kings for my sake, to be witness before them and the Gentiles.
Somehow, in all the times I have read these words of Jesus
to His disciples as He sent them out, I missed what I see today as a key
element in this statement in v. 18. I
have always looked at the emphasis here as being in the fact that what
persecution the disciples received from authorities was because of the message
they were preaching. Today as I read
this verse the last phrase stood out to me.
The persecution that brings them before the rulers is “in order to” bear
witness before those rulers. As those in
authority, governors and kings are usually unapproachable by any except a very
few, so how would they hear the message of Jesus unless someone is brought to
them to explain why they been arrested?
It is a “logical” way for the gospel to get to such people. This has reminded me that God will do
whatever is necessary to ensure that everyone (even “unapproachable” rulers)
hears the gospel.
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