Tiny Devotional for Monday, 04-29-2024
A great good morning to all my friends and neighbors in Internet Land! And to family who might drop by, I think the milk has gone bad. The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives light to the eyes of both. Proverbs 29:13, NASB My first thought was: “Lord, WHY would You give light to the oppressor? Why not put them in darkness?” See, If God did it MY way, then the oppressor would be at a disadvantage, and the poor could advance. Isn't that desirable? Well, no, for a couple of reasons. In the first place, how is the oppressor going to SEE his oppressive ways, unless he has light? That might not matter, if you didn't care for the oppressor; just let them run into a wall, then loot the wreckage. Seems fair to me; but then, I'm not a Heavenly Father. Even as an earthly father, though, I understand that God loves the oppressor, just not his oppressive ways. He desires repentance, and how is THAT going to happen, if he's blind to what he is doing? In th