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![Jesus asked a question that shouldn’t have been difficult to answer.
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And [Jesus] said to the man with the withered hand, "Come here."
4 And he said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent.
5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
Mark 3:3-5
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Is there ever a wrong time to do good? Ever a right time to do evil?
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But the Pharisees didn’t even murmur that one word. They said nothing. Their hearts were distant. Hardened. Quiet. Unnecessarily conflicted, because of man-made traditions. .
Their silence pierced the heart of Christ with righteous anger. He mourned such callousness and confusion over what should be a simple response.
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This passage has many spiritual implications, especially in the context of that day, but Christ’s reaction spoke volumes to me. Don’t forsake good when you have the power to do it. (Also see James 4:17)
It shouldn’t be difficult to preserve and protect the dignity of human life. It shouldn’t be a debate.
Did George Floyd deserve to die in such a wicked way? No. He was a precious man made in the image of God.
Should we allow the racism that pervades our neighborhoods and is a force behind such tragedies? No.
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So when prejudice and racial division surface, we cannot pass it by. When we see it in our own hearts and homes, in our own communities, we cannot afford to ignore it, to grow cold. There has to be care, concern, repentance, unity, and infinitely more so within Christ’s church.
As we follow Jesus, we should grieve over the hard hearts of man, over the sin that reigns instead of compassion. . . and show that grief with a desire to redeem. I’m learning this myself.
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When others remain silent, we ought to love one another like Christ, weep with our hurting brothers and sisters like Christ, and share the hope of Christ, because we know He is the truest way healing and restoration can come.
Oh how we must pray! Oh how must we instill godly justice into our thinking and into the next generation!](https://www.livingfreeindeed.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
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