Bible Reading: Matthew 26:47-56
Key Verse: Verse 52 - “Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.”
Key Words: Put up again thy sword
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword.
You have to admire the courage of Peter to confront a whole group of Roman soldiers (John 18:10). But you have to admire more Jesus, Who put the ear of Malchus back in place.
We do live by the sword but not the sword made by the hands of man, but by the Word of God, which is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword.
The following came from Faith Baptist Church in Kokomo, Indiana, as to who should read the Bible.
- The young to learn how to live.
- The old to know how to die.
- The ignorant for wisdom.
- The learned for humility.
- The rich for compassion.
- The poor for comfort.
- The dreamer for action.
- The practical for counsel.
- The weak for strength.
- The strong for direction.
- The haughty for warning.
- The humble for exaltation.
- The troubled for peace.
- The weary for rest.
- The lost for salvation.
- The doubting for assurance.
- All Christians for guidance.
✞ If you must pull out your sword, make it the two- edged sword of God’s Word.
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