Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus practices what he preaches. Jesus tells his disciples that is someone strikes them they are to turn the other cheek. These are not just empty words from Jesus. He really means this when he tells us to do this. What's more, Jesus does this. As Judas comes to betray him, and his enemies come to arrest him, Jesus could act out of anger or fear. He could do something to Judas, or his captors. He could allow his disciples to do this for him. Instead, though, Jesus goes with those who have come to arrest him. He turns the other cheek. He does this, in part, to fulfill the scriptures. But Jesus also does this to show the importance of not acting violently. We should listen to Jesus when he tells us to turn the other cheek because Jesus does that himself. God bless you.
Pastor Josh
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