#Repost @ourdailybread with @use.repost ใปใปใป Juror Number 8 The Bible in One Year: Leviticus 17โ18; Matthew 27:27โ50 Today's Bible Reading: Exodus 23:1โ9 Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. Exodus 23:2 โOne man is dead. Another manโs life is at stake,โ says the judge somberly in the classic 1957 film 12 Angry Men. The evidence against the young suspect appears overwhelming. But during deliberations, itโs the brokenness of the jury thatโs exposed. One of the twelveโjuror number 8โvotes โnot guilty.โ A heated debate ensues, in which the lone juror is mocked as he points out discrepancies in the testimony. Emotions escalate, and the jury membersโ own murderous and prejudicial tendencies come to light. One by one, the jurors switch their votes to not guilty. When God gave His instructions to the new nation of Israel, He insisted on honest courage. โWhen you give testimony in a lawsuit,โ God said, โdo not pervert justice by siding with the crowdโ (Exodus 23:2). Interestingly, the court was neither to โshow favoritism to a poor personโ (v. 3) nor to โdeny justice to your poor peopleโ (v. 6). God, the righteous judge, desires our integrity in all our proceedings. In 12 Angry Men, the second juror to vote "not guilty" said of the first, โItโs not easy to stand alone against the ridicule of others.โ Yet thatโs what God requires. Juror number 8 saw the real evidence, as well as the humanity of the individual on trial. With the gentle guidance of His Holy Spirit, we too can stand for Godโs truth and speak for the powerless. โTIM GUSTAFSON What tempts you to go along with the crowd? Where is God calling you to stand for truth and justice? Father, help us show Your love to the world as we stand for Your truth. #JurorNumber8 #OurDailyBread #DailyDevotional #VerseOfTheDay #FollowGod #JesusIsKing #DailyDevotionals #DailyBibleVerse #TheGospel #Bible #DailyQuotes #DailyInspiration #DailyDevotion #DailyScripture #DevotionTime #DevotionOfTheDay #ChristianWalk #PraiseGod #JesusLord #GodIsGood #FollowJesus https://www.instagram.com/p/CosGGbWM5Jd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
