Note, God will honour those that are despised for his sake. And the gospel, like the sea, gets in one place what it loses in another. Christ had now been preaching and working miracles above two years; yet, it should seem, Herod had not heard of him till now, and now only heard the fame of him. Note, It is the unhappiness of the great ones of the world, that they are most out of the way of hearing the best things.
And then goes on to point out,
Note, Ministers may be silenced, and imprisoned, and banished, and slain, but the word of God cannot be run down.Isn't it an interesting dynamic that in chapter 14, we see the "wealthy" and "powerful" causing destruction and then in 15 we see the poverty stricken and unhealthy people having the most faith?
Note, External privileges, if they be not duly improved, commonly swell men up the more with pride and malignity.He then speaks of the foolishness of thinking your rules have anything to do with honoring God,
Note, Those who are most zealous of their own impositions, are commonly most careless of God’s commands; which is a good reason why Christ’s disciples should stand upon their guard against such impositions, lest, though at first they seem only to infringe the liberty of Christians, they come at length to confront the authority of Christ.I was delivered this message, just after I finished posting today and thought...I have to share it,
Lord, give us wisdom. We know it’s good to follow
the example of our godly leaders, but help us not to
think so highly of them that we worship them
instead of You. Amen.
Keeping in tune with Christ keeps harmony in the church.
I think that this noteworthy comment of Henry is a good parting comment as I continue to encourage all of us to not only read, but examine and understand further,
Note, That which men say, even great men, and learned men, and men in authority, must be examined by that which God saith; and if it be found either contrary or inconsistent, it may and must be rejected.
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