Hebrews 11:26
"Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward."
Moses learned the hard way that if you are going to serve Christ that you will not always be liked.
Hebrews 3:13
"But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin."
The verse above commands the Christian to "exhort one another daily."
Galatians 1:10
"For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ."
One of the common battles fought throughout the ages is making sure Christians keep their eyes on God and not on man.
2 Corinthians 7:11
"For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter."
Every action has a byproduct that it produces.
1 Corinthians 11:12
"For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God."
"Order in the court!" the judge says as he slams his gavel on the bench.
John 12:2
"There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him."
If I told you that you could come and have a meal with Christ, would you come?
Luke 22:4-5
"And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money."
When you think of betrayal, you would never consider yourself to be one who would betray.
Mark 10:47
"And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me."
Recently, we started a new section for prayer requests in the Old Paths Journal.
Mark 5:35
"While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?"
One of the most absurd questions you find in the Scriptures you will find in the verse above when the servants of the ruler came and said, "...why troublest thou the Master any further?"
Matthew 6:5
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."
The Christian life is truly not what you do in public, but what you do in private.