Do Not Be Anxious

 Luke 12: 8-12

Acknowledge Christ Before Men

⁸ “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God, ⁹ but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. ¹⁰ And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. ¹¹ And when they bring you before the synagogues and the rulers and the authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, ¹² for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.”

The advice Jesus gives, :"do not be anxious" not only applies to the situation of being on the defensive before leaders of the synagogue, but in so many other circumstances of our daily lives, especially these days.  How much higher will gas and food prices go?  Will I have a job next week? This afternoon?  Will we be able to have a traditional Thanksgiving family dinner? Will I come down with Covid-19?  Will the Chinese take over? The list could go on and on. We forget and need to be reminded that the Holy Spirit is with us, and not only will give us the defense we need against those who oppose us, but against all other real or imaginary opponents, especially our own runaway fears.  Let the Holy Spirit calm us and be in charge.  With the Spirit we win, without him, we lose.

Bro Rene