You’re Not One Of Us So Go To Hell

July 31, 2018

From today’s reading…

If I walk out into the field, look! those slain by the sword; If I enter the city, look! those consumed by hunger.”

A college classmate of mine shared a video this past weekend of a white man being severely beaten by a black man for supposedly making racist statements. (There is evidence that contradicts this premise but my friend is more interested in stirring the pot than getting to the truth, but I digress.)

Some of the comments on the thread include:

  • “You can’t be walking around just saying anything and don’t think anything will happen. He’s lucky that’s all he got.”

  • “The guy talking sh*t had to expect a reaction, maybe not this reaction, but he had to expect A [sic] reaction.”

  • “He deserved an a*s whoopen..”

It seems that Facebook keyboard vigilantes have no problem with people being punished—even beaten to death—for saying the wrong thing to the wrong person in 2018 (as long as they get to decide what the wrong words are and who the wrong people are, but I digress.)

Fortunately for all of us, God is not that fickle, arbitrary, capricious, and hostile. He is patient. He is loving. He is also just. He will allow you to sleep in the bed you made, not unlike the way He allowed the people of Judah to “benefit” from their wicked ways, which caused the eyes of God to…

stream with tears day and night, without rest, over the great destruction which overwhelms the virgin daughter of my people, over her incurable wound.”

When you let your emotions and your feelings and your unformed conscience dictate your actions it is nearly impossible to…

Stay the course. Keep the faith.Endure.

Now go sell something.