Saturday: Job 31:16-23
“If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 Or eaten my morsel by myself,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it
18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father,
And from my mother’s womb I guided the widow[a]);
19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor man without covering;
20 If his heart[b] has not blessed me,
And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless,
When I saw I had help in the gate;
22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder,
Let my arm be torn from the socket.
23 For destruction from God is a terror to me,
And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
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After reading this scripture I thought to myself, where does this come from. So I decided to read the entire chapter. All in all, if I am not a good person I'd rather lose an appendage than have to answer to God. In my opinion we should all fear God. Not fear as though we are genuinely afraid to approach HIM but fear in reverence. The same way we should rever our earthly parents. How can we even expect any goodness from our Lord if we are so despicable to one another? I will be honest it is hard hard hard not to treat some folk like the bottom of my shoe - only because of how I've been treated or even the slightest hint of disrespect. I have turned the other cheek often but the older I get the less I tolerate outright disrespect. I think I am going on a tangent with this. We should protect the innocent, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, house the homeless. We should treat each other as Christ would treat us. Everyone isn't able to help one another monetarily, but the giving of your time and true charity (love) is what being Christians is about.
“If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 Or eaten my morsel by myself,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it
18 (But from my youth I reared him as a father,
And from my mother’s womb I guided the widow[a]);
19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or any poor man without covering;
20 If his heart[b] has not blessed me,
And if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 If I have raised my hand against the fatherless,
When I saw I had help in the gate;
22 Then let my arm fall from my shoulder,
Let my arm be torn from the socket.
23 For destruction from God is a terror to me,
And because of His magnificence I cannot endure.
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After reading this scripture I thought to myself, where does this come from. So I decided to read the entire chapter. All in all, if I am not a good person I'd rather lose an appendage than have to answer to God. In my opinion we should all fear God. Not fear as though we are genuinely afraid to approach HIM but fear in reverence. The same way we should rever our earthly parents. How can we even expect any goodness from our Lord if we are so despicable to one another? I will be honest it is hard hard hard not to treat some folk like the bottom of my shoe - only because of how I've been treated or even the slightest hint of disrespect. I have turned the other cheek often but the older I get the less I tolerate outright disrespect. I think I am going on a tangent with this. We should protect the innocent, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, house the homeless. We should treat each other as Christ would treat us. Everyone isn't able to help one another monetarily, but the giving of your time and true charity (love) is what being Christians is about.
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