What marks do you bear? Galatians 6: 17-18

What a beautiful new day and good morning from Garner State Park!  God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!  Jesu Jevu!

    We have visited about the type of seeds we plant as we travel through this foreign land in which we live.  What a mystery many things are to us; yet we continue on.  We plant seeds for God, we are His husbandry; however, we have not endured the pain that His Son Jesus Christ went through while here on earth.

   Just think about the sacrifice the Son gave up for you and me.  He left a heavenly area where all is perfect to come to a forlorn and evil place wreaking in chaos to offer salvation to any who would partake.  Many do; many are deceived and don't!

   We may suffer for our beliefs as more groups seem to spring from the depths of the earth to oppose us, the Christians.  Galatians 6: ¹⁷ From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁸ Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.
Here when Paul speaks of the "marks" of the Lord Jesus this is talking about being a servant or slave.  Back in these days many of the servant/slaves were marked or branded to show ownership to a particular person.  Paul is saying as the _slave_ of Jesus Christ, with his marks, he is known as belonging to our Lord and Saviour - JESUS CHRIST!!
   We should all proud and boastfully show our marks for Jesus Christ, not of ourselves, but of our God.  Do others see the mark or "brand" you have?  Or is it a "scar" you try to hide?  My prayer today is that all of us will boast proudly of our LORD, our GOD, our saviour JESUS CHRIST, and show our marks. Let others ask about our marks.
   Are you willing to die for Jesus?  This will tell you your relationship with Him!  Love you all.
Soli Deo Gloria
Johnny