Do Good To Others
"He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished." -- Proverbs 17:5
I doubt there's a human anywhere that hasn't at some point wished something bad on someone else. It could be as simple as wishing that speeding motorist who almost ran over your bumper gets a ticket. It could be something far more serious, like wishing the co-worker who badmouthed you to the boss would get fired. Of course, there's another level of retaliation that involves serious, bodily harm. We won't go there because I want to believe anyone reading this is above that.
Still, we do want revenge. We may know we aren't supposed to want it. God takes care of those things. He told us so. But we want the satisfaction of getting back at the person who hurt or harmed us. We think we deserve it. Well, if we got what we deserved we wouldn't be living under grace right now. That's a scary thought indeed.
We also want to blame others for their misfortunes. Or lack of advancement. We blame the poor for being poor. It's a whole lot easier than recognizing that many people are poor through no fault of their own. It's a matter of birth place or economic downturn or, yes, sometimes bad choices. It could be us struggling to pay bills rather than living a comfortable financial life. That makes us uncomfortable and we lash out.
We do that alot. We lash out at others even though the Bible tells us to pray for our enemies and to help those less fortunate that ourselves. God expects us to behave like His children. Jesus showed us kindness and compassion and yet we want revenge and elevation above and away from those who don't have the material things we have. Shame on us! We can do so much better, be so much better.
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