1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:01,800 In the name of the Glorious Trinity. 2 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:03,900 Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever. 3 00:00:03,900 --> 00:00:06,800 Amen. Glory be to the Everlasting 4 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,200 mercies which sent you to us. Oh, Christ the light of the 5 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:14,500 world and the life of all give us wisdom by your law and 6 00:00:14,500 --> 00:00:18,800 Enlighten our impulses, by your knowledge sanctify, our souls by 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,700 your truth and Grant that we may be obedient to your words and 8 00:00:22,700 --> 00:00:24,800 may fulfill your Commandments at every hour. 9 00:00:25,700 --> 00:00:29,000 Oh, you who enlightens the rationale with the knowledge of 10 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,900 your greatness do in light or my Lord are thoughts that we made? 11 00:00:33,900 --> 00:00:37,200 Meditate upon your holy and divine scriptures at all times 12 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:41,200 O, Lord of all Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever. 13 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,900 Well, hello everyone. Received a piece of our Lord and 14 00:01:05,900 --> 00:01:07,300 our Savior. Jesus Christ. 15 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,400 It's great to be back again. We had a little break. 16 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,200 I was on vacation. Shout out to my brothers and 17 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:15,900 sisters in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. 18 00:01:15,900 --> 00:01:18,200 Thank you for your love your kindness. 19 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:22,400 Your warm hospitality. And thank you for all your 20 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:30,100 feedback regarding the double. Sword podcast and all glory is 21 00:01:30,300 --> 00:01:35,000 only and alone to be given to our lord for his gracious. 22 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:40,000 Love for his gracious mercies and for dimming as worthy to 23 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:46,500 dare to present these programs which are Exposition on the holy 24 00:01:46,500 --> 00:01:49,300 scriptures. So thank you all and please do 25 00:01:49,300 --> 00:01:52,800 share this this podcast with with others there I was 26 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:54,300 surprised. Some of the people were telling 27 00:01:54,300 --> 00:01:57,600 me that when I met them, they didn't know about the the 28 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,000 podcast, but I suppose it takes time. 29 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,800 It's been less than a year. I think. 30 00:02:02,500 --> 00:02:06,200 No, it's been two years of Sark. So yeah. 31 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,600 And and, and thank you to the producers. 32 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,300 Some of you didn't know about the producers of this program, 33 00:02:11,300 --> 00:02:15,200 are my dear brother Steven little ham and dear sister 34 00:02:15,500 --> 00:02:19,900 adrenal Shana, they do an amazing job and we have some new 35 00:02:19,900 --> 00:02:23,900 ideas, which we've, we've received from you, some 36 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,800 suggestions on top. X and other materials are. 37 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,400 So we're working on it. But what I like for you all to 38 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,600 do and most importantly, is to keep this ministry in your 39 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,100 prayers. It's not about gasogene art or 40 00:02:39,100 --> 00:02:41,100 father, Jonathan about Stephen Audrina. 41 00:02:41,100 --> 00:02:44,400 It's not about any one. It's about preaching the all 42 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:50,700 sanctifying word of God to the world, these are amazing gifts 43 00:02:50,700 --> 00:02:52,900 that God has given us. You know social media has its 44 00:02:52,900 --> 00:02:58,000 downfall and has its evil. No, but we can use evil for good 45 00:02:58,100 --> 00:03:01,900 and let's all pray that the Lord will continue to bless and he 46 00:03:01,900 --> 00:03:05,300 will guide and that everything we do, we always do for his 47 00:03:05,300 --> 00:03:09,400 glory first and foremost and for the Salvation of souls. 48 00:03:10,100 --> 00:03:14,400 So let's get into today's topic and I'm going to quote scripture 49 00:03:14,400 --> 00:03:19,400 as we always do, Romans chapter 12 verse 14 and I think this is 50 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:23,600 a one of those difficult asks, one of those difficult 51 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,000 obligations that we have the, you know, the Many things we 52 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,600 read in the scriptures. It's like when we read them, we 53 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,200 get this feeling year. I don't know if I can do that. 54 00:03:31,700 --> 00:03:34,300 That's not very easy. That's, that's not realistic. 55 00:03:34,300 --> 00:03:37,400 Well, that's not fair, you know, but you know what, it's not 56 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,800 about being realistic and it's not about being easier. 57 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,400 It's not about being fair, it's about the statutes the 58 00:03:42,408 --> 00:03:45,500 Commandments of God. And through the scripture 59 00:03:45,500 --> 00:03:47,900 through the holy scriptures for the teachings of the church, the 60 00:03:47,900 --> 00:03:51,300 church fathers that we must always be prepared to adhere to 61 00:03:51,300 --> 00:03:55,100 and to fulfill to the best of our capability and the best of 62 00:03:55,100 --> 00:03:57,300 our knowledge. Knowledge through prayer and the 63 00:03:57,300 --> 00:04:01,600 intervention of the holy spirit. So Romans chapter 12, verse 14 64 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:06,700 commands bless your persecutors. So some of you are now probably 65 00:04:07,500 --> 00:04:10,800 slam the break. If you're driving like what 66 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,200 bless my persecutors. Yeah. 67 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:18,000 And Paul goes on to say bless and do not curse. 68 00:04:18,500 --> 00:04:23,500 Do not cuss, do not curse basically bully up in a Syrian. 69 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:28,500 Now, this is an extension to Christ's commandment himself, 70 00:04:29,100 --> 00:04:32,500 Matthew chapter 5 verses 43, 246. 71 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:38,600 You have heard that it has been said in the law, which was given 72 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,800 by God, you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. 73 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,600 Yes. Now, this is being realistic, 74 00:04:45,900 --> 00:04:48,600 this sits so beautifully to the heart, right? 75 00:04:48,700 --> 00:04:50,800 Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. 76 00:04:51,100 --> 00:04:53,600 But Jesus says, even the demons do that. 77 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,200 So if we love our neighbors and I hate our enemies. 78 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,200 We are on par with the demon that's repent, but I say, who is 79 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:02,300 this? I know Jesus, because he is, 80 00:05:02,300 --> 00:05:06,700 God, praise and glory to his name, but I say to you, love 81 00:05:06,700 --> 00:05:10,400 your enemies and bless him, that curses you, or he would go. 82 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,400 Again, those difficult obligations and 83 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:17,900 responsibilities, that we have love your enemies and bless him, 84 00:05:17,900 --> 00:05:22,300 that curses you and do good to him, that hate you and pray for 85 00:05:22,300 --> 00:05:25,800 them that lead you in bonds. And that person You. 86 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:27,500 Now this is all because of Faith. 87 00:05:27,500 --> 00:05:32,600 Obviously Jesus is talking about those who have been persecuted 88 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,400 for their faith. Not being persecuted because of 89 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,700 their own foolishness and fault. You know, we have no credit for 90 00:05:38,700 --> 00:05:42,100 that, you know, when you make a mistake, you know, you reap what 91 00:05:42,100 --> 00:05:47,000 you sow, the, the repercussions of your mistakes are your own 92 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,300 fault is in Port st. Peter writes this in his first 93 00:05:50,300 --> 00:05:55,200 epistle, chapter 2, verse 20, but what Anna, what honor is. 94 00:05:55,300 --> 00:05:59,100 A to those who in do suffering because of their foolishness. 95 00:06:00,100 --> 00:06:04,400 But when you do what is good and they flicked you and you endure, 96 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,700 then it magnifies your honor with Artisan to these guys. 97 00:06:09,300 --> 00:06:12,700 It magnifies your honor with God. 98 00:06:12,700 --> 00:06:16,600 You want to have honor ikarra with God, you want to have 99 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,900 aquatic is Allah with Allah, right? 100 00:06:19,900 --> 00:06:24,400 Be afflicted for good. So, when Jesus is saying bless 101 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,600 your purse, Secutor Xin your enemies and st. 102 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:32,100 Paul reiterates, that as well. He's talking about our Pursuit 103 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:37,000 persecution because of our faith, our persecution because 104 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:41,400 of our humility because of our faith, our persecution, because 105 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,000 of our love, because of our faith. 106 00:06:45,300 --> 00:06:48,100 So to better understand the term bless. 107 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,300 We need to refer to the author of blessings and who is that? 108 00:06:53,700 --> 00:06:59,300 Heavenly Father God, through his son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus 109 00:06:59,300 --> 00:07:05,000 Christ, and the Holy Spirit, and we need to reflect that same 110 00:07:05,500 --> 00:07:14,300 blessings. Do as Jesus did Dhat do as Jesus 111 00:07:14,300 --> 00:07:20,100 did question, what is the greatest blessings that you and 112 00:07:20,100 --> 00:07:26,700 I receive from God? One that we pray would never 113 00:07:26,700 --> 00:07:29,700 end. You know, I mean, I'm sure 114 00:07:29,700 --> 00:07:33,000 everyone has their own blessings that they thank God for every 115 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:37,900 day is it only good health. Is it wealth? 116 00:07:37,900 --> 00:07:40,200 Is that knowledge is that understanding? 117 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:45,600 Is it a great Curry? Beautiful children, a great 118 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:51,800 lifestyle, friends family. Well, personally, the greatest 119 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,200 blessings that I receive from God and I asked and beseech that 120 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,500 he would never end regardless of my foolishness. 121 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:05,300 Is the blessings of God's patience with me long suffering. 122 00:08:06,900 --> 00:08:13,600 There is a prayer in the old Inn in the early morning prayers. 123 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:19,300 We say every day I promise that I will repent. 124 00:08:20,700 --> 00:08:24,500 Days pass. And my sins are still standing. 125 00:08:25,100 --> 00:08:28,800 Oh Lord, have mercy on me, be patient, be long-suffering. 126 00:08:31,700 --> 00:08:38,900 And why is because God does not want me to die in my sins. 127 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,299 God's desire is for me to repent. 128 00:08:43,400 --> 00:08:48,000 To repent and to live. So that when I'm living in 129 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,300 Christ in his son, I will then live eternally. 130 00:08:51,300 --> 00:08:53,700 I will be saved and live eternally in the Kingdom of 131 00:08:53,700 --> 00:08:56,600 Heaven. Ezekiel chapter 18, verse 23, 132 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,200 and we recite this in the diaconate litany. 133 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,900 God said, I do not desire. The death of a sinner, says the 134 00:09:03,900 --> 00:09:09,100 Lord of lords, but that he would return from his evil way. 135 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:12,300 And he will live. That's patients. 136 00:09:13,900 --> 00:09:19,800 Again in 2nd Peter 3:9, the Lord God does not delay his promises 137 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:26,100 as people considered delay but he is patient for your sakes and 138 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:30,700 because he is not willing that any person would perish but that 139 00:09:30,700 --> 00:09:33,000 every person would come to conversion. 140 00:09:33,100 --> 00:09:39,100 So patience is the characteristics of the blessings 141 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:42,500 of God is the greatest blessing as far as I'm concerned. 142 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:47,200 Everyone has their own Racing's. So when the scriptures are 143 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:50,300 committed when Christ and the scriptures are commanding us to 144 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,500 bless our persecutors, be patient with them. 145 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,000 Be patient. Understand wait. 146 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:02,700 The patient more with the Lord because the Lord can see and 147 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:07,900 allow the Lord to intervene and the Lord to take Vengeance. 148 00:10:07,900 --> 00:10:11,800 Vengeance, is mine says the Lord, give place to the Lord 149 00:10:11,900 --> 00:10:16,400 Vengeance. So bless your persecutors off 150 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:20,700 the bat be patient with them. Another Blessing. 151 00:10:22,100 --> 00:10:26,200 That we receive. Continuously. 152 00:10:27,300 --> 00:10:30,300 And without past partiality less pelted patter. 153 00:10:30,700 --> 00:10:38,400 Is that God understands? He understands why we are where 154 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:42,000 we are? He understands there is a reason 155 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:47,400 why people do what they do. He is God, we must to understand 156 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:52,600 that there is always a reason why people are who they are, say 157 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,100 what they say and do what they do. 158 00:10:55,100 --> 00:10:58,800 And I always bring these example, when I watch those 159 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:02,500 shows that they're about the, you know, the prison shows and 160 00:11:02,500 --> 00:11:06,100 they're interviewing the prison the inmates. 161 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:09,100 And, you know, I remember watching an interview with a 162 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,400 young lady. I think she was in her late 20s, 163 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:19,400 and she was in jail for murder. But when I heard her lifestyle, 164 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:24,500 what she went through, I didn't begin to justify the murder in 165 00:11:24,500 --> 00:11:30,600 the scene, but I started to And I started to have compassion to 166 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:35,600 sympathize that, well, maybe if I had this same difficult 167 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:40,000 treacherous lifestyle, I may have ended up where this person 168 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,100 has ended up. So there is a reason, you know, 169 00:11:43,100 --> 00:11:46,300 sometimes we say, why do people do this was a, because they 170 00:11:46,300 --> 00:11:48,600 stupid, right? They're idiots. 171 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,400 That's a reason. Someone is stupid. 172 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:52,900 What do you do with someone? That's stupid? 173 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,900 You try to help that person. You know, you, you be patient. 174 00:11:57,000 --> 00:12:00,600 I ain't with that person and understand that this person is 175 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:06,500 doing this because of this, my persecutors are persecuting me 176 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:10,900 for my faith or whatever it is because of this be 177 00:12:10,900 --> 00:12:14,400 understanding, because our God is understanding with us. 178 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,800 God knows exactly why we do what we do. 179 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:20,700 You know I love the verse. In Psalm chapter verse 4 in 180 00:12:21,100 --> 00:12:24,900 Psalm chapter 2. He who sits in heaven will laugh 181 00:12:24,900 --> 00:12:26,900 and the Lord God will mock them. Not that guy. 182 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:31,900 God loves with his cheeks. As one of the fathers is 183 00:12:31,900 --> 00:12:35,400 commenting or expresses mockery with his nose. 184 00:12:35,700 --> 00:12:40,500 But rather through his Saints, when we laugh at something, that 185 00:12:40,500 --> 00:12:45,600 is pretty puny stupid. That's like God is But we must 186 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:48,500 understand that there is a reason why this person is like 187 00:12:48,500 --> 00:12:52,400 this. So to bless your persecutors is 188 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,700 to be patient to understand that they must be a reason. 189 00:12:56,300 --> 00:13:03,800 You know, that reason may be me. Maybe my ignorance, my self 190 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:10,400 confidence self righteousness. That my persecutors doing what 191 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:16,300 they doing to me. So blessings again, patience 192 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:21,100 understanding. And to know that we are weak, we 193 00:13:21,100 --> 00:13:25,200 are frail, you know, God knows that we are weak, that's why 194 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:29,100 he's extends his invitation through his son in Matthew 195 00:13:29,100 --> 00:13:33,700 11:28. Come on, to me all of you. 196 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:38,400 Not only those, you know, let's read it carefully. 197 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,700 Come on to me all of you. Every one of you. 198 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:47,700 Is laboring and is forced to Bear burdens, come on. 199 00:13:47,700 --> 00:13:52,200 To me all of you are labored and are forced to Bear burdens and I 200 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:56,500 shall give you rest because he understands he knows our 201 00:13:56,500 --> 00:14:00,400 weakness. So to we need to understand and 202 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:03,200 this will help us bless our persecutors. 203 00:14:03,500 --> 00:14:07,800 These are some of the hints on how we can come to a position, 204 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,500 get to a point where we really do bless our persecutors. 205 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:15,100 It's a And it's not comport, it's not a multiple choice. 206 00:14:15,100 --> 00:14:17,100 It's compulsory. You must do it. 207 00:14:17,700 --> 00:14:23,200 Because Jesus has commanded it. It's not for negotiation. 208 00:14:24,700 --> 00:14:28,600 It's not whether you like it or not, how it appeases, you how it 209 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,400 sits right with you in your heart, and your mind and your 210 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:33,700 understanding and your intellect know you do it. 211 00:14:33,900 --> 00:14:35,600 Why? Because Jesus has commanded it, 212 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:40,300 because he did what a blessing to all his persecutors. 213 00:14:40,300 --> 00:14:44,700 Beloved, he's on the cross. He's in pain, he's in agony. 214 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:48,700 His flesh is being torn with every breath that he takes. 215 00:14:48,900 --> 00:14:51,700 Listen to this. Stop pull over stop washing your 216 00:14:51,700 --> 00:14:53,300 dishes. Stop vacuuming. 217 00:14:53,300 --> 00:14:56,000 Listen to this. He's he's on the cross. 218 00:14:56,700 --> 00:15:00,400 His wounds that, you know, there must have been his human being, 219 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:04,100 he sweated. His wounds are being being, you 220 00:15:04,100 --> 00:15:07,800 know, what is it? But the other, you know, that 221 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,900 he's suffering with his wounds and yet, look at the blessings. 222 00:15:10,900 --> 00:15:13,700 Father, forgive them for, they do not know what they're doing. 223 00:15:15,900 --> 00:15:17,300 Father, forgive them for the day. 224 00:15:17,300 --> 00:15:20,000 They do not know what they're doing in a way, because he knew 225 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,700 why they're doing this. He knew that it had to happen. 226 00:15:23,300 --> 00:15:26,400 So we too have to know. We have to have some sort of an 227 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,500 understanding, we have to have some sort of a passion 228 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,000 compassion, and patience for our persecutors. 229 00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:39,200 To know that we're all Sinners. We are all week if I am 230 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:43,300 persecuted, rest assured, be assured that. 231 00:15:43,300 --> 00:15:47,400 You two have persecuted. Someone some some way or 232 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:57,600 another. you know, this is what The old oldest son in the 233 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:03,200 parable of the prodigal of. The parable of the Prodigal Son, 234 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:07,600 all I call it a parable of the merciful father in Luke 15:11 to 235 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,300 32. He didn't understand, he didn't 236 00:16:10,300 --> 00:16:13,100 understand that. Everything the father had is his 237 00:16:13,100 --> 00:16:15,700 anyway. He still in the household, he's 238 00:16:15,700 --> 00:16:19,600 a part of the household, but the child, his brother had left. 239 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,000 And that's why his father says, listen, you must understand 240 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,600 this. That is why I am blessing. 241 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:27,700 That is why I'm having compassion that this brother was 242 00:16:28,700 --> 00:16:31,800 lost in his found, his dead and he now lives. 243 00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:38,800 So bless your persecutors with patience and understanding their 244 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:43,200 issues. Lastly God, blesses us with 245 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:48,900 compassion and pity from the Liturgy of the Assyrian Church. 246 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:53,000 The Liturgy of the Holy Quran in truth O. 247 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,400 My Lord. We sing three times. 248 00:16:55,700 --> 00:17:00,100 See you have persecuted. Got through your sins. 249 00:17:00,100 --> 00:17:03,800 One more time, you have crucified Jesus, because of your 250 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:08,900 sins, we do this each time that we sin, but yet we come so 251 00:17:08,900 --> 00:17:13,000 confidently and we sing in truthful. 252 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:19,500 My Lord, we are not worthy much Lara, Marla Wynne and right in 253 00:17:19,500 --> 00:17:20,500 truth. All my Lord. 254 00:17:20,500 --> 00:17:24,500 We are not worthy. Have pity on us O My Lord though 255 00:17:24,900 --> 00:17:27,900 we are not worthy even though we are not worthy. 256 00:17:28,099 --> 00:17:31,700 Have Pity on us through our Frailty because of our many 257 00:17:31,700 --> 00:17:34,000 sins. We need to have compassion and 258 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,500 pity even if the prosecutor is not worthy. 259 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:39,300 But we need to because this is what we ask God. 260 00:17:39,500 --> 00:17:42,300 You know Jesus said if you don't forgive if you don't have 261 00:17:42,300 --> 00:17:45,600 compassion, if you don't show Mercy, then I will not show 262 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,900 Mercy. The prayer of the try Segi and 263 00:17:49,900 --> 00:17:51,100 the holy God. Holy Mighty. 264 00:17:51,100 --> 00:17:54,300 Paddy Sharda. Addition Tana listen to what the 265 00:17:54,500 --> 00:17:57,200 the the priest is praying. Holy glorious. 266 00:17:57,200 --> 00:18:00,400 Mighty and Immortal. Whose will dwells and rests 267 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:05,600 content in the Saints turn. Oh, I Lord and PT and have mercy 268 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,400 upon us as you are accustomed to do at all times O. 269 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,300 Lord of all Father and Son and Holy Spirit forever. 270 00:18:11,500 --> 00:18:18,700 Amen, compassion Petey. On 20 load of hosts, the priest 271 00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:22,800 prays we supplicate and asked, fulfill with us your grace and 272 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:25,000 pour through pour forth through us. 273 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:28,500 That is the priesthood. Your gift and made a mercies and 274 00:18:28,500 --> 00:18:32,000 compassion of your godhead be for the pardon of the debts of 275 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,500 your people. And for the Forgiveness of the 276 00:18:33,500 --> 00:18:37,200 sins of all the flock of your pasture whom you have chosen for 277 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:40,200 yourself in your grace and mercies oh good, one and lover 278 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,500 of mankind. Laudable, Father and Son and 279 00:18:42,500 --> 00:18:44,400 Holy Spirit forever. Amen. 280 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:50,900 Yes, we Dare to ask this. We dare to pray for this but do 281 00:18:50,900 --> 00:18:57,500 we extend it to our brother? To our sister. 282 00:18:57,700 --> 00:19:02,200 And to our persecutors, James chapter 2 verse 13 for judgment 283 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:07,300 is, without Mercy to him that shows, no mercy. 284 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:14,200 So why do we have to do this? Why are we asked to bless our 285 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:20,300 persecutors apart from Christ? And God God, the Father God, the 286 00:19:20,300 --> 00:19:25,000 son, God the Holy Spirit are at every time bestowing their 287 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,300 compassion that page. Actions that knowledge, the 288 00:19:27,300 --> 00:19:31,900 understanding and their PT. This is Christianity beloved 289 00:19:32,100 --> 00:19:35,900 second, Timothy 3:12 but also all those who choose to leave in 290 00:19:35,900 --> 00:19:39,900 the worship of God in Jesus, the Christ are persecuted. 291 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:44,900 We will be persecuted and we bless our persecuted to close 292 00:19:44,900 --> 00:19:50,100 off with is because of this, I encourage myself. 293 00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:56,600 I teach myself as the most unworthy servant of Christ to 294 00:19:56,900 --> 00:20:00,000 do, persecutor to them. Not to persecute my persecutors 295 00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:02,500 to do. Bless my persecutors is as 296 00:20:02,500 --> 00:20:05,100 though. I'm saying, thank you because 297 00:20:05,100 --> 00:20:11,600 you are increasing my reward in the Kingdom of Heaven. 298 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:16,800 You are increasing my honor with my heavenly father. 299 00:20:17,300 --> 00:20:22,300 Persecuting me, is giving me greater Our honor in the eye of 300 00:20:22,300 --> 00:20:28,300 God, my father, the world persecutes Christianity. 301 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,900 The world is persecuting Christ today, why? 302 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:36,900 Because Jesus said a John 15:18, if the world hates, you know, 303 00:20:36,900 --> 00:20:40,500 that it hated me before you. So prepare yourselves for 304 00:20:40,500 --> 00:20:45,800 persecution, severe persecution, emotional persecution, personal 305 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:49,400 persecution, spiritual persecution, physical 306 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:54,700 persecution, Just be prepared. And what should our response be 307 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:59,200 God? Forgive God, bless God. 308 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,000 Have compassion. God have pity. 309 00:21:02,500 --> 00:21:06,400 So when Paul is reiterating Christ Commandments that we must 310 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:10,800 bless our persecutors. We Begin by being patient with 311 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:14,700 try this. And if it's hard and if it's 312 00:21:14,700 --> 00:21:19,700 undoable, if it's incomprehensible, if it is most 313 00:21:19,700 --> 00:21:22,300 difficult. It's only because we don't want 314 00:21:22,300 --> 00:21:25,700 to, they take that first step. If we commit in prayer and ask 315 00:21:25,700 --> 00:21:30,200 the Lord to help us Lord, You've committed commanded me to place 316 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,200 my persecutions. Give me the same heart. 317 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,900 Give me the same love. Give me the same compassion that 318 00:21:36,900 --> 00:21:40,800 you possess. So I too can then extend it on 319 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:43,900 my persecutors. So at the end of the day God is 320 00:21:43,900 --> 00:21:48,400 glorified and man is saved, praise and glory be to the name 321 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,600 of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now not all times and for 322 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,600 We hope you enjoyed this week's message. 323 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,800 Please don't forget to rate and review this podcast and share it 324 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,100 with your friends and family for any future. 325 00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:22,300 Topic suggestions are to give us As detailed feedback, please 326 00:22:22,300 --> 00:22:29,100 visit our Link in the show notes link t r, dot e, /wh sword. 327 00:22:29,500 --> 00:22:31,300 Until next time. God bless you all.