John 7: 19-20

09/23/22 • 3 min

John 7:19-20 Moses gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In fact you are trying to kill me! The crowd replied, “You are demon possessed! Who’s trying to kill you?”
Cancel culture is not new, it has been around for quite some time now. Noticed how Jesus was loved by the people because he was healing sick and performing all sorts of miracles. But that love quickly disappeared and became hate the moment Jesus pointed out that they were disobeying the law. Or in other words, that the way they are living and thinking is wrong. So now Jesus is a demon for pointing out the wrong. That’s what’s we call today cancel culture...nothing new.
The difference is that today you are not called a demon, but rather a bigot, racist, oppressor and so on. This so called cancel culture is the same behavior that you expect from a child that’s being corrected for doing something wrong, but somehow this behavior has been carried forward to adulthood and it’s now a part of our society. Unfortunately we have no one else to blame but ourselves. If a young adult is incapable of respecting those who think there is a better way to live than theirs. That’s the result of parenting or social media parenting. In which social media, google and the internet has earned more trust than parents. And Satan preys on those who lack mothers and/or fathers.
So don’t be surprised if you are insulted or attacked by pointing out that there might be a better way to live. The numbers don’t lie, we have generation in our hands that’s more depressed, anxious, confused and suicidal than ever before. Do you think that’s a coincidence? They have more options, and information than ever before. Satan has been deceiving our world into thinking that more is always better. It is extremely overwhelming to have a lot of ANYTHING, but you lack a permanent identity, direction and purpose. And that is something that only God can provide. And God wants to use you point them to Him.

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Matthew 4:14

Now these words were first spoken by the prophet Isaiah in the old testament pointing to the coming of the Messiah. Which is Jesus. But Jesus already came and went, and we are now waiting for his return. So how can these words provide us with some practical wisdom that we can apply today.
How can I make sense in a practical way the words “the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light?” What comes to mind are the moments in which I’ve been anxious, angry, frustrated, fearful, hooked on pornography, arrogant, and so on. These moments represent sitting in darkness, that’s for me, though. What about you? What have been those moments in which you have sat in darkness? Let me tell you, it is humbling to remember those moments, not to dwell on them, but to recall the light that showed you the way out. That is the practical way to remember Jesus, and how he is capable of intervening in ways that transcend our understanding.
I can only speak for myself, but I know many people that have not come out of similar circumstances, the way I have. And I cannot take credit for that. When a whisper reminds me that God is not the source of all things, but the source of all good, that truth becomes a great light that illuminates the path out of the darkness. That is why it is incredibly important for all of us to get to know the word of God. Jesus is the word of God in the flesh, and by reading his word and reflecting on the life of Jesus we equip ourselves with the truth, so that we can discern in our mind the thoughts and ideas that will bring us closer to the light or keep us buried in the dark.

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Matthew 6:14-15

If you forgive those who sin against you, your Heavenly Father will forgive your sins. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.
Forgiveness is received or given. This means that there is one party that is guilty of wrong doing and another party that the wrong was done to.
For example; if I took your lunch from the break room, because I didn’t have money and forgot to pack my lunch on that day. I did you wrong and if I have an ounce of courage and a conscience, I will tell you the truth and ask that you forgive me. And Jesus is commanding us to forgive.
Unfortunately, that is not what happens most of the time. It usually goes like this. You show up hungry as hell to the break room, and you have been craving the left over pizza from last night. And that pizza was soooo good. All morning you have been thinking about it. You open the fridge and pizza is gone, and nobody knows who did it. Now you are hungry, angry and literally have day dreams of blowing up the whole place and go on a massive manhunt to find the coward that took your pizza. And have visions of going on the intercom and say something like this from the movie Taken.
In that case, guess what, Jesus is also asking us to forgive. And let me tell you, it is not easy to forgive. And honestly, it shouldn’t be easy.
Let me explain why. Jesus literally laid aside his immunity to pain and entered our world of flesh and blood, tears and death. He had nails hammered through his hands and feet, his back lacerated, limbs wrenched and plunged into Godforsaken darkness. Even though He did not deserve that, He did it in order to forgive us and at the same time deliver divine justice for all our sins.
When we sin, we don’t sin against people. We sin against God. When we were guilty of sinning against God, Jesus offered us mercy, and it cost him His life. When we offer mercy to others it doesn’t cost us our lives, it simply cost us our pride. And if our goal is to become more Christ-like, then it’s quite reasonable to give to others what Jesus gave us.
What’s the alternative? Refusing to forgive others simply makes us a storehouse of pain and suffering. Not only are we storing in our selves the wrong others have done to us, but we are also holding what we have done wrong to others. We become a repository of errors, mistakes, lies, backstabs, gossip, insults etc. It is in our best interest to freely and abundantly forgive others.

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