“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” Romans 12:9
Waiting for our food order, I looked at my wife, who was intently watching a man outside act very strange. It didn’t take long for me to get caught up in the drama as he started throwing things into the air, then gesturing at a man further down the road to ‘come on’ while pointing an object in his direction. When the 2 started to get closer, I dialed 911.
We couldn’t hear what they were saying, but their body language communicated clearly enough. To make matters worse, the phone reception was bad and the operator was asking a lot of questions. So I went outside. Things happened very quickly. FAR too quickly for the 911 operator to keep up, so when the 2 got within reach of each other, I whistled loudly and hollered… “HEYYYYYY… KNOCK IT OFF!” And they did!Late for a meeting, we had to leave but watched 1 man leave, as the crazy man continued to talk to himself and throw things into the air. But at least he was no longer an immediate threat. While I have no idea if the Sheriff’s Department dispatched an officer to the scene, I knew God already had!
Watching the news and election information requires a HUGE sifter! I have heard so many lies and distortions lately that I cannot wait until this election is over. The biggest instigator, as far as I can tell, comes from 2 words stuck together…”I think!” When thrown out to someone who doesn’t agree, it can easily become a fight. And let’s face it…we ALL know when we are looking at a fight.
Looking at God’s Word COULD be a solution! But seeing this verse today actually adds MORE gas to the fire as God PUSHES His followers to ‘TAKE A STAND!’ “CHOOSE!” “ACT!” “PICK A SIDE!” His inference is that knowing evil should be as easy as knowing HIM! And God HATES Evil!
Standing on a street corner holding up Gospel signs is very educational. Having done it now for almost 6 weeks, Our church guys have seen some rather strong reactions. While we LOVE the ‘honks’ and encouragements, we also experience the ugly faced, angry, screamers who are VERY CLEAR in their hatred of anything Godly! Conclusion??? This is NOT an election. This is a Spiritual WAR!
Let me just say it up front…I don’t really CARE about YOUR opinion. I hope I don’t ever stand only on MINE! What matters is what GOD has to say about our opinions, because ONLY HIS TRUTH COUNTS! The question then is NOT about what we may THINK…but about WHO we KNOW! Because there has been a fight escalating ever since the Garden of Eden. And God is VERY ABSOLUTE one sided!
The Bible clearly tells us that NO ONE gets to sit out this eternal debate. To choose NOT to choose is to choose! And God is encouraging us to HATE EVIL.. and to CLING TO GOOD with a LOVING, SINCERE and DEDICATED HEART! Being made in His image…we should KNOW what that means! Anything less puts me on the WRONG side of God’s 911 phone bank!
