What have you done to deserve life?
To start things off with the new focus I’m taking one of my older blog posts and putting it here. Of course this site will still primarily be about finance, my cousin Jordan (the owner of the site) will be taking care of most of that. I’m just here to help keep things running smoothly, and rolling along the right path.
Matthew 25:34-36
“Then the King will say to the people on his right, ‘Come, my Father has given you his blessing. Receive the kingdom God has prepared for you since the world was made. I was hungry, and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. I was alone and away from home, and you invited me into your house. I was without clothes and you gave me something to wear. I was sick and you cared for me. I was in prison and you visited me.â€
How long did you fight before you gave up? Would you crawl past an outstretched hand? Early this morning I was coming home from taking Brook to work and coming down 9 highway there was a guy walking on the side of the road that I stopped to pick up. I didn’t really say much to him, just kind of asked where he was going and took him. He did reveal to me that his car had died at I-635 and 9. It took me a minute to process, but when I thought about it he had already walked 2 miles or so. After I dropped him off and went on my way home I started wondering why in the world someone didn’t stop earlier. I mean he had traveled far enough that at least 100 cars had to of passed him, and it was obvious that he could use a ride (besides the fact that it was 18° F outside) he was carrying a lunch box and a tool sack (depending upon what tools he had the thing had to of weighed at least 10 pounds). So what was the problem with giving him a ride? Were the people in too much of a hurry to get to work on time to stop for 5 seconds, and take someone in the same direction as they were going? Or does fear play a factor into the equation? Have people heard too many horror stories about people who pick up a hitch hiker and end up murdered?
Those that get killed or injured for doing something nice, helpful, or good it truly is a shame that they did. Hopefully this injury, whether it be pride or physical does not stop them from doing what is right. But for those that live and stay safe by hiding from helping others… I can tell you right now that your life is not worth the fear that you put into preserving it. Life is full of ironies most of which bring joy to my life. There is nothing I love more in this world that bitter sweet ironic twists. This is not one of those ironies. In fact it truly makes me sad. It reminds me of the infamous quote from Gandalf when inside the Mines of Moria “It’s a pity Bilbo didn’t kill him when he had the chance.†say’s Frodo “Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo’s hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment.â€
I leave you with the question: What have you done to deserve life?
Of course none of us deserve life, for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, and the wages of sin are death… because of this have you given up the fight? Have you ever crawled past an outstretched hand, causing someone else to give up?
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