Today's Daily Lesson comes from Mark chapter 6 verses 14 through 16:
14 King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” 15 But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16 But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.”
John the Baptist came preaching, "Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand." And King Herod arrested John, then Jesus took the mantle with the same words, "Repent for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand." And this shows how God has a way of raising up the next generation of prophets again and again.
In a very powerful sermon from his collected works Dr. Gardner C Taylor had just come back to his church in Brooklyn after attending the funeral for Alberta King, the mother of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She had been shot and killed while at the organ console during a Sunday service in the King's Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. In the sermon, Dr. Taylor, who was a close friend of and mentor to Dr. King, told of a special moment he had with King's father "Daddy King" during the memorial events. Amidst the grief of the week, Daddy King had shared with Dr. Taylor that he was proud because a grandson, one of Dr. King's young nephews, had just announced his intention to enter into the ministry. Reflecting on the meaning of this, Daddy King then told Dr. Taylor, "They can't kill us all."
Good shall never be completely killed off. God is always raising up another generation of preachers, and prophets, and truth tellers. They can't all be killed or shut up. No generation is left without any Word from the LORD.
As the old Battle Hymn says, "His truth is marching on."
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