What Does It Mean To Be Ashamed of Jesus

# 42a – Today's Du-votional comes from 1Sa 2:30 "Therefore the LORD God of Israel says: 'I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.' But now the LORD says: 'Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. Whenever you see the word “therefore” in Scripture, you should go back a couple of verses and see what the “therefore” is “there for.” In this instance the therefore is there because of what Eli and his sons have done to that which is sacred. They had used their God-appointed office to gain sexual and material favor. It was their gross abuses that merely demonstrated their true lack of love and honor for God. Therefore God tells Eli: “I know I promised that you and your family would hold the office of priest forever, however, you have abused that office, you have not kept up your part of the bargain, and YOU, not I have voided the agreement. This should serve as a wake up call for all! Listen again to what God said to Eli, “But now the LORD says: 'Far be it from Me; for those who honor (speak well of) Me I will honor, (speak well of) and those who despise (regard as vile) Me shall be lightly esteemed.” (regarded as vile) This is God's prerogative. No, it is more than that. It is His mode of operation. This verse from Samuel is the New Testament equivalent of what Jesus said in Lu 9:26 "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father's, and of the holy angels. Being ashamed of Jesus and His words means you regard Him and His words as vile. And if something is vile, you do not want anything to do with it. So, what is YOUR attitude toward Jesus and His Word? Do you treasure ALL of it, or just the parts you find convenient for your lifestyle? This is more important than you might think for Jesus has said “the Word that I have spoken will judge him (you) on the Last Day. (Jn 12:48)