“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Hooi Ping and I were caught in slow-moving traffic yesterday.
At one *slow-moving* point, we listened to the news on the radio, and my thoughts spoke out loud:
Does God really need us to defend His name?
Truly. If He’s a mighty God, does He need us to kill, to hurt, and to fight to… I don’t know, defend Him?
I’ve never read in the Bible about God telling anyone to fight for Him. In fact, He repeatedly tells us that He fights for us, which is logical. What good is a God who needs a species susceptible to, inter alia*, heart diseases, dengue, athlete’s foot, other illnesses, lying, cheating, procrastination, adultery, lust, being late for classes and meetings, selfishness, and greed, to defend Him?
because God is love.”
-1 John 4:8-
It makes even less sense when your God is love. Not just a God of love, but love itself.
Well.
We can’t change people, I guess. But I realize that now is the time to love.
“I tell you: Love your enemies and
pray for those who persecute you…
If you love those who love you,
what reward will you get?
Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
And if you greet only your brothers,
what are you doing more than others?
Do not even pagans do that?”
-Matthew 5:44-47-
Sigh.
What? He said to love. He didn’t say it would be easy.
*among other things
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