Luke 12:1

Luke 12:1 says, In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.  As more people crowded around Jesus, He warned them to beware of the hypocrisy of the Pharisees.  They were to preach God's word without error, unlike the scribes and Pharisees, and so must we as Christians.  Verse two adds, For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.  Jesus warns us that we cannot hide our actions, or even our thoughts, from God.  Verse three continues, Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.  Jesus further stated that those things said when we think no one will hear us, those things spoken in the dark when we think God will not hear, will one day be shouted from the rooftops.  Verse four states, And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.  Jesus also tells us to not be afraid of those who can only kill the body, because they cannot destroy our soul.  Yet, we spend so much time worrying about earthly things.  Verse five adds, But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.  Jesus said that we are only to fear, or have regard for God, Who has the power to cast us into hell.  Verse six asks,  Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?  Jesus said that sparrows were cheap in earthly terms, but not one was forgotten b God.  This means that God provides for them here, and not that they will go to heaven when they die. Verse seven adds, But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.  Jesus then said that God knows the number of hairs on the head of each person, and that we are of much more value than a sparrow.  God has an intimate relationship with His followers, and we can trust Him with our soul.  Verse eight declares, Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:  Jesus said if we confess Him to the world as our Savior and Lord that He will confess to the angels of God that we are His.  If we have accepted Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, we must profess it to the world.  Verse nine warns, But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.  The reverse is true also.  If we deny Jesus Christ here in this life, He will deny us before the angels.  We can only accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord in this lifetime.  Verse ten continues, And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.  Jesus said that we could be forgiven for blasphemy against Him, but not for blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.  Jesus had said One greater than He would be sent, and that is the Holy Spirit.  We must never be guilty of attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to anyone or anything else.  Verse eleven declares, And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:  Jesus did not say if the disciples were brought before the magistrates, but when they were, that they were not to worry about what to answer, as long as they relied on the Holy Spirit to tell them what to say.  We need to be just as reliant on the Holy Spirit today.  Verse twelve adds, For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.  If we are followers of Christ and obedient to the Holy Spirit, we never have to worry about what to say in any situation.