New Testament: Matt 22.7

To read the Bible in a year, read Matthew 22.1–22 on February 2, In the year of our Lord Christ 2023

By Don Ruhl 

He who touches God’s servants for harm, touches the apple of his eye. I do not recommend that you touch the apple of God’s eye! 

Jesus spoke a parable that illustrated this very thing. He spoke of a king who arranged a marriage for his son. The king sent out servants to invite the citizens to come to the feast. However, the citizens rejected the invitation and even mocked it. Some of the citizens treated the servants spitefully, killing some of them. Then Jesus said: 

“But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.”

– Matthew 22.7 

What will happen to the cities and nations that mistreat the servants of God? Why find out? Be sure you always treat his servants well.

Questions: 

• Have you mistreated anyone, especially a servant of God? 
• If so, what have you done since then to remedy the situation? 

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Don preaches with the Savage Street Church of Christ in Grants Pass, Oregon. 

Listen to his sermons here: GrantsPassChurchOfChrist.com