Proverbs 29: 27 An
unjust man is an abomination to
the righteous, and he who is
upright in the way is an
abomination to the wicked.
Proverbs
29: 27. There are people who think that
all junkies should be carted off en masse and shot, but get a bunch of addicts
together getting high and they will ridicule people who “just say no to drugs.”
A
guy who doesn’t drink may think that his buzzed friends are making fools of
themselves, but a room full of drunks will taunt the one guy who says “No. I don’t drink.”
The
faithful husband condemns his cheating co-worker. The adulterer calls the faithful man
“whipped.”
The
honest man can’t understand how his friend can cheat on his taxes. The cheater can’t figure out why his friend
would let those thieves in the government keep his money.
The
quiet girl calls her loud classmate “ghetto.”
The loud girl calls her quiet classmate “fake.”
The
Pharisees carefully observed Jesus, behavior, and teachings. They compared His actions to the Old
Testament prophecies. They followed Him
around and sent people to question Him, test Him, and report on His conduct and
the populace’s response. They KNEW that
Jesus was sent from God. (John
3: 1-2). They didn’t condemn Jesus
to death because they didn’t understand.
They condemned Jesus because they did.
No
matter who you are, no matter what you do, whether right or wrong, whether good
or bad------ some sizable group of people will hate you for it.
I’m
not talking about the people who hate you without understanding you. I’m telling you that the Bible tells us that
people will pay attention to you as an individual, understand your reasoning
and your motives, accurately comprehend where you’re coming from and what
you’re about------- and hate your guts.
Therefore,
what you choose to do and how you choose to live must never ever, ever be based
on the need to please everybody or the fear that somebody will dislike
you.
Sin
always offends God. But people? Could go either way with people.
Faith
and righteousness, righteousness in faith always please God. But people?
Could go either way with people.
Life
will only make sense, you will only find peace when you arrange your life to
please God. Everybody else can kick
rocks---- or throw them (as they may see fit).
Do
the right thing because God says it’s right.
Live
the right way because God says it’s right.
Follow
your calling and purpose according to God’s Word because it’s the destiny that
God made you for.
Haters
gone hate. Lovers gone love.
Jesus
gone remain the same.
---Anderson
T. Graves II is a writer, community organizer and consultant
for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.
Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall
Memorial CME Church in Montgomery, Alabama.
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