Day 16, Paragraph 16 of Weekday Blog #1

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Day SIXTEEN,
Paragraph SIXTEEN:

    
What does Romans 15:3 mean by, "The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me"? The Lord is saying that when someone persecutes any of the children of God, they are actually persecuting God Himself! He takes it personally. The Lord identifies His people, as He does Himself. This principle is also seen in the Parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25:40, "And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

Question to ponder:

How would you describe the way God identifies with you, and cares for your needs and well-being?  _________________________________________

Keith's "Comments from the Author":

"When I was in my first year of senior high school, I didn't have any upperclassman friends with a driver's license and a car who I could get a ride with to the school, so I had to ride the bus. Though my younger brother, Bill, was still in junior high, both of us caught our buses at the same bus stop, and at the same time each morning. One day, as we were waiting for our buses to come, we noticed a new kid who showed up to wait for the senior high bus. Without knowing that I was Bill's older brother, the new kid walked over to the group of junior high kids, and started to bully them around. As I observed him trying to basically intimidate each of the younger kids, one at a time, when he got to Bill he pushed him and said, 'Hand over your lunch money!' Of course, seeing this happen, I ran over to the bully, shoved him to the ground, and bluntly told him, 'If you know what's good for you, you'll never bother my brother again.' Isn't it interesting how we can watch other kids get pushed around by someone and not feel the obligation to intervene? However, when one of the kids we see getting pushed around is one of the members of our family, it's a completely different story. Have you heard the phrase 'blood is thicker than water'? That phrase refers to the strong 'blood bond' that runs through those who are members of the same family. If you've read or listened to many of my messages over the years, most likely you've heard me explain God as being 'The Consummate Family Man' that He is. You see, everything that God does, and has ever done, is for the purpose of taking care of His Family. In fact, God so loves His Children that He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to make a way for every one of us to receive Him as Lord and Savior of our life, and to then be grafted into the Family of God, as a member of God's Family. And, when you're in God's Family, you have the most wonderful benefit of enjoying the most loving and protective 'Big Brother' in the entire universe! Simply put, the devil knows, better than anyone else does, that picking on those who belong to God and His Family is, in fact, picking on God Himself. Rest assured, there will be a reckoning! To quote what my brother said to the new guy who bullied him, after I had confronted and corrected him on my brother's behalf, 'Boy, if you EVER pick on me again, you're NOT gonna like it when my big brother gets done dealing with you!'"

"The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore."  (Psalm 121:7-8)


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