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I understand our culture has an aversion for judging others. We don't even like the idea of judging "Islamic Terrorists" bent on destroying everything and everyone who believes in freedom. God was less phlegmatic about this idea of judgment. His view was simple: If you hurt my people I will hurt you. It might explain America's disaffection with God..."He's just too judgmental for our tastes".
It's become so obnoxious that Michael Moore, musing over his distaste for the life of Chis Kyle in "American Sniper", queried WWJD? His answer? "Jesus would lie on a roof and shoot people in the back!" So now it's God's fault?
Satire? I doubt it...Jesus wasn't mentioned in the movie. Chris Kyle never said "God made me do it". Moore's comment had to be reflective of his personal distaste for all things Divine. So...it's God's fault. Sounds pretty judgmental to me...
Oops!
If we aren't careful we'll be tempted to believe the inmates have taken over the asylum...
They may have...but not for long. In this chapter of Isaiah we have the final unapologetic doom of all the nations that are enemies to God’s church and people. He says "Come near, you nations, and listen; pay attention, you peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, the world, and all that comes out of it! The Lord is angry with all nations; his wrath is on all their armies. He will totally destroy them, he will give them over to slaughter". We might be tempted to consider the whole notion of total destruction as "a bit much". Our view would be pedantic and irrelevant. God will do what God will do.
And, by the way, He will be totally just in His actions...
For believers (on the other hand), the promise is clear. God will restore the Church through the destruction of all who oppose her. He says "look in the scroll of the Lord and read: None of these will be missing, not one will lack her mate. For it is his mouth that has given the order, and his Spirit will gather them together. He allots their portions; his hand distributes them by measure. They will possess it forever and dwell there from generation to generation".
We could devote our energy wondering about a cruel God...and reaching no answers within our comprehension...or we could spend our time aligning ourselves with the victor in this cosmic struggle. Because...some day...even Michael Moore will believe.
Live boldly out there today...
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