"Lover and friend hast Thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness" (Luke 12:18). "Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay, but rather division: for from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father, the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law" (Luke 12:51-53).
What could be worse than a household divided?
That's easy: A family that's going to hell!
Surely there's worse things than being derided
For sharing the Gospel that we ought to tell.
If souls may be saved, then bring on division!
Let love be the blade of this God ordained sword.
And pray that your light may provoke a decision
To turn from destruction and trust in the Lord.
A father divided against his own son,
A mother estranged from he daughter she reared,
May be what it takes that souls may be won,
And ties be unbroken when Christ has appeared.
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