8 and,
“A stone that causes people to stumble
and a rock that makes them fall.”[d]
They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.
23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
A couple quick thoughts. Sometimes life is tough, but maybe sometimes I make it tougher. Do I disobey God's direction--and if so do I stumble because of that--maybe I don't even recognize how a struggle I am going through is brought on by my own actions are contra to his word.
The second one would be such a great lesson for our society right now. I like to go on Facebook to see what people are doing in life, but what I see is visceral reactions to nearly every statement people make. Even the most benign statement gets attacked, which almost always results in a retaliation. If enough people could take this lesson maybe the attacks would dry up because of no response. I
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Ive read through this chapter for days.......so here's what I got.
ReplyDeleteI want to expound on both of your points, if I can.
Firstly, I agree with you points on the divisiveness of our society. Its crazy to me. I can't remember a time in history when there was 2 sides to as diametrically opposed to one another, and both sides thought the other side was completely crazy. I see it everyday on facebook as well. But, the other thing I see is your environment plays a huge role in how you see things. My parents have a different take on things right now than I do, based on the lens of their own environment and their influences. And my Iowa family has an even MORE different view. Again, based on their environment and the people they are listening to. All 3 viewpoints are informed and logical, but all very different.
So, that brings me to your first point. With all possible viewpoints on things, and the influences that I have....how do I know that I'm doing the right thing? Its a good challenge thought! And it makes me think even more that I need to keep my eyes on God, and not worry about all the other stuff going on.
Went a little crazy today. Been backed up by not writing for a bit here.
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