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He confronted Herod with the word of God, saying his marriage was unlawful and needless to say,

this was bold and costly. It ended up costing John his life to stand on God's word and to apply it

in the world around him. And in this way, this story is a clear reminder to you and me,

to every follower of Jesus in any age that if we stand on God's word and apply it faithfully

in the world around us, it will require boldness and it will entail cost. And John the Baptist's

example beckons us to ask in our lives, are we boldly standing on God's word and applying it

in the world around us, regardless of what cost may come to us? I'm not sure how specifically

this applies to your life and your work and your school and your relationships. But I want to

encourage you today to hold fast to God's word and to faithfully apply it and share it

in the world around you. And don't be surprised when that costs you. So God, we pray for boldness,

for confidence in your word, in your truth. We pray that you'd help us to stake our lives on it,

help us not to shirk back when it is costly for us to believe your word, speak your word,

apply your word, obey your word. God, we pray that you would help us to follow the example of

John the Baptist here in Matthew chapter 14 and to faithfully obey and proclaim your word,

even when it's costly, even when it costs our lives. Oh, God, even as we pray today for unreach people,

specifically the Fulani people who are spread out across West Africa, millions upon millions

of them, almost all Muslim, very few followers of Jesus. And God, we know that following Jesus

in West Africa over recent years has been extremely costly that many of our brothers and sisters

have died, have experienced extreme evil and wickedness and suffering as a result of their faith,

that there are many who are still struggling, even now who have lost family members who have

experienced significant trauma in their lives. God, we pray for your strength for them, your help

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