FRIDAY, 15 AUGUST 2025 FAMILY FRIDAY BE WISE AS SERPENTS, BUT HARMLESS AS DOVES See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise - Ephesians 5:15 We already know that during persecution, Satan will use our family members against us, if they’re not saved. Matthew 10:21 says, ‘And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.’ That’s why we need to pray for our unsaved family members. That’s why we need to minister the gospel to them for them to be saved. If we don’t, they are the very people who will rise up against us tomorrow and surrender us to the authorities. They will become collaborators of the Antichrist and his government, and reveal our whereabouts. Some of our family members profess to be Christians, however, under pressure, they will renounce the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, because they’re lukewarm. To save their own skin, they’ll tell on us, and endanger our lives. That’s why we need to be careful who we reveal our persecution plans to. You can’t prepare on your own. You need a community of people around you. In fact, those who believe they’ll be able to survive what’s coming on their own are deceived. However, be careful who you reveal sensitive information to. Matthew 7:6 says, ‘Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.’ Don’t reveal sensitive details about your life to dogs and swine. Dogs and swine are unclean animals according to Kosher laws, they also represent the unsaved or unclean people. As much as you love your family members, be discreet around them. Don’t just open up to people you know can’t be trusted. There are family members who mean you harm. Don’t forget that Cain killed Abel. Esau wanted to kill Jacob. Joseph’s brothers wanted him dead. Just because someone is your own flesh and blood, it doesn’t mean they love you. Brothers rising up against brothers, and children rising up against their parents, doesn’t only refer to natural relations. It also speaks about spiritual relationships. Some of your own brothers and sisters in Christ will be the ones who will turn on you. Some of you, your brothers and sisters in Christ, don’t like you. They’re jealous of you, or for whatever reason, they hate you. Be careful of such individuals. Don’t forget that Judas betrayed the Lord Jesus Christ. That’s why spiritual fathers and mothers must be careful of their spiritual sons and daughters as well. Some spiritual sons and daughters mean you harm. They might be nursing a wound of sorts because they believe you reprimanded them harshly or unfairly, as a result, when the time comes, they will feel nothing to betray you. Some disagree with your theology, but silently. And when the time comes, they can turn on you. John 16:2 says, ‘They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.’ They’ll think they’re doing God a service by killing you and others around you because they think you’re a false prophet or you’re running a cult. That’s why we need discernment, and this takes prayer. Glory to God! PRAYER Father, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I pray that you may reveal to me who around me can be trusted or not trusted. Help me to discern who to reveal sensitive matters to, and who to keep silent around. Amen. https://www.facebook.com/100068613729631/posts/pfbid02eN8C9zbXPuYjKju9pxpkTMX1xdhV8H2eXLSc1AoCgDRhv3PjJDQG7H6wS425QzVGl/