Psalm 69:9-10
I have become an outcast to my kin, a stranger to my mother’s children. Because zeal for your house consumes me, I am scorned by those who scorn you.

Following Jesus is not easy. Some people will criticize and persecute you…sometimes it’ll be those closest to you. Jesus sided with the outcast. He became the ultimate outcast to show us how ugly it is when we exclude and ostracize another. Following Jesus will make you the outcast…because it will lead you to being with the marginalized and rejected. It will radically lead you out of your comfort zone. Paradoxically, it is there where you will find transformation and wholeness. It is your call…to carry this cross.

Suggested song of the day—“Take the Road Less Traveled” on the Live to Love album.
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Have a blessed day!