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NASB | Mark 9:41 "For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he will not lose his reward. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 9:41 "For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he will not lose his reward. |
Subject: What is the "reward" ? |
Bible Note: I have to agree with you as I have spent several years overseas, 4 in Athens, Greece and another 4 in Okinawa, Japan with my family. When you spend that much time in one country, one really "soaks up" a lot more culture. We have sooo much to be thankful for in this country and the worst tragedy is we're letting it slip away from us, right before our eyes. I worry about what we're leaving to the next several generations of Americans. This is one of the reasons I encourage especially the young people in my world to think about joining the military and see the world, then come home to American and re-appreciate what we have here. I do think the devil is incredibly clever and comes up with the perfect temptations for the different cultures, countries and yes even the different generations. I think he knows the fralities and weaknesses of the us humans and can fine tune his temptations so the only way we can possibly fend off ALL of them is with God's help. The bottom line in response to your comment: Most Americans (including me) don't have a clue what the majority of the world outside the US goes through to gain just a small portion of Godliness or Christianity. I do know most of those folks do put their lives in EXTREME jeporady when they do pursue such a lifestyle. Again, I'll thank God in a public way for my being an American as well as my family. God bless. |