Welcome to today's Live to Love Scripture Encouragement. John 10:19 A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
The words of Jesus often cause division. They bring out what’s in the hearts of people. If there’s a good heart, humility gives Jesus access to their lives. If pride, His words are toxic to them and they find ways to dismiss, change, or censor them. Sometimes, when we love people, we must speak the truth, the words of Jesus (there are times when it’s loving to remain silent). But when we speak the truth, we should expect divisions to occur among those who think they know better than Jesus. The divisions are necessary to that we might demonstrate the love of Jesus through patience, forgiveness, empathy, or whatever expression of love He wishes to show for His glory.
