Thursday; June 30

Last Friday afternoon I was out with a group of people who were on a Prayer Walk through our local community. The event had been in the works for several weeks and was designed to get religious people from various spiritual perspectives to come together to pray for our community and our nation. Interestingly, this was shortly after the Supreme Court’s announcement on the abortion issue – and what was a Prayer Walk was perceived by some in the community as a protest march. I would imagine that the judicial decision might have been on the minds of some in the group – but their primary focus was on God’s intercession into our lives.

As I reflected on the misinformation, I got to thinking about how often the world misunderstands the hearts and minds of Christians. They see a gathering of people and, rather than listening to the praise, they assume there is protest. They turn our words around to suit their agenda. They miss our point and are quick to point out what they perceive be our fallacies.

In all honesty, this really shouldn’t surprise us. God’s people have been at odds with the world throughout the generations. Those who have opposed His people have used every tick in the book to discredit Him and them. While this has been happening for years, it has not gone unnoticed by the King of the universe. Centuries ago people were warned, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil; who substitute darkness of light and light for darkness; who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!” (Isaiah 5:20). Let’s remember that God is watching His people and will hold those who oppose them accountable for their accusations and actions.

Think About It!

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