Ehud’s story took courage and he had to be cunning to pull it off. The evil had to be pretty bad to kill the guy in a gross way. Taking a stand does not often require a killing like this but. Being a shepherd, taking care of the sheep takes courage and action. Being a parent often requires difficult and courageous decisions. Thinking ahead and planning for every scenario requires the shepherd to be strategic. Leading your family or influencing others for Christ requires preparation and taking a stand. As the old saying goes - if you don’t take a stand, you’ll fall for anything.
“There is no kingdom that is not about a just society, as there is no kingdom without redemption under Christ. Yet I’m convinced that both of these approaches to kingdom fall substantially short of what kingdom meant to Jesus, so we need once again to be patient enough to ponder what the Bible teaches.” - Scot McKnight, Kingdom Conspiracy
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