Friday, August 12, 2021
Do What Is Right
Listen to the word of the Lord . . .
Do what is right and just . . .
Rescue the victim from the hand of his oppressor . . .
Do not wrong or oppress the resident alien, the orphan, or the widow . . .
Do not shed innocent blood . . .
With hindsight we can see where the chosen people miss-stepped. We can easily judge and say that we would have listened to God’s voice to avoid falling into the subtle trap of following little gods rather than the one Living God.
With understanding we can see how the chosen people miscalculated. We can quickly recognize the corruption that pervaded their religious and civic institutions.
With honesty we can see our own slide into first accepting and later following the way that is wide and dishonest rather than the narrow way that is difficult and authentic.
Many people will pass by this city and ask one another: “Why has the Lord done this to so great a city?”
And the answer will be: “Because they have deserted their covenant with the Lord, their God, by worshiping and serving strange gods”.
What strange little gods do we allow to filter into our decisions? What small little gods rule our days and nights? What insignificant little gods threaten our peaceful relationship with God?
How do we do what is good and right and just?
We take time today to pause and reflect.
For more information on Martin Luther King, Jr. and Eleanor Roosevelt, go to: http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086#synopsis and http://www.biography.com/people/eleanor-roosevelt-9463366
Images from: http://www.stylegerms.com/martin-luther-king-jr-quotes/ and http://www.digitalmomblog.com/pinterest-daily-repin-do-what-feels-right/
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