Have you loved someone with all your heart? You must have! Have you hated and bullied someone with all your heart? Thankfully, the second statement is not possible for all. In most cases, one who was treated badly or bullied by someone will end up as a bully himself. The soldiers bullied Jesus. In Matthew 27, verse 41 says, "The chief priests, elders of the law, and the elders mocked him." Verse 44 says, "In the same way, the rebels who were crucified with him also heaped insults on him." There is no evidence of love in the whole scenario except for Jesus. But God lifted him from death, and in Chapter 28, verse 2, it says, "There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men." Where is the courage of the bullies now? Why can't they hurt, insult the mighty being? They insulted, tortured, and killed a man; now they were shaken and became like dead men. This is just the introduction to the whole scenario of Jesus Christ's Resurrection. In verse 18, he says, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me... And surely I am with you always to the very end of age.
"Hey friend, are you afraid of people and the way they threaten you and ill-treat you, whoever they may be? We are with the resurrected Jesus, who is mightier and more powerful than anyone in this whole world. Walk before the bully like you are walking with the lion, the lion of Judah. No power or authority is bigger than him. He is the great and mighty one, and we are his children. We ought to face our everyday with his power, with his might.
Dear Jesus, strengthen us to stand relentless before bullies who are trying to crush us. Let them see your powerful angels and your powerful presence with us. Whoever tries to bind us will be stood like dead as we walk with the lion of Judah beside us. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
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