Isaiah writes God’s words, “I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that was not called by my name“. This is us! We are the ones who are not called by God’s name, yet He was ready to have a relationship with us.
Jesus warned his disciples about the persecution that would come, and how they would need to witness before governors, kings and Gentiles. As followers of Jesus, we too should be witnesses of our faith to those around us. Jesus reminds us we have nothing to be afraid of, “do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul…everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven“.