Good morning.
In 1 Sam 11, the Ammonites was going to attack the city of Jabesh Gilead. Saul took on his first task as the king of Israel. He demonstrated his military prowess and saved the city. He led his men and slaughtered the enemies. The Israelites finally acknowledged him as their king.
In verse 6, we read that when Saul heard about what Nahesh said, “the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger.” The Spirit of God stirred up something in Saul. The sense of justice rose up within him. He could not stand to see his fellow men being being threatened and bullied. He would not stand it. This anger spurred him into decisive actions to defeat the enemy.
Do we observe injustice in our society? Do we see unfair distribution of resources? Racism? Nepotism? Discrimination? Fraud? Cruelty to animals?
Are we numb to all these? What can I do? What impact can I make? What differences can I make? There are others who are working on it. I don’t want to spoil my mood.
Can you be angry? You can and you should be. Be angry enough to want to make a change. Everyone can do a little part. We can all do a bit to tip the scale. You have heard “see a need, meet the need.” It refers to providing compassion and relief to those in need. It is however, not to blindly plunge into something and throwing money to every cause. I am repeating what I said yesterday. We have limited resources. There are always needs out there. We need to be wise and channel them to the right beneficiaries where it makes the biggest impact.
The world can be a cold place. Let’s not be cold. Be angry enough to want to do something about it.
When we go anywhere, we want to leave it a better place. When we meet someone, help them to go one step closer to Jesus. We want to leave them a positive impact – sometimes a small one, sometimes a bigger one. We can do this. Leave them with their burden that much lighter, their sorrow that much lesser, their smile that much wider, the sparkles in their eyes that much brighter, their faith that much stronger, their tum tums that much more warmer and fuzzier (credit Simon Miller.)
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