THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - MORE WORDS

Ever been in a grocery store and an irate mother is yelling at a kid.  “You’re a real brat.  Stop crying or I’ll give you something really something to cry about. You are going to hell.”

Yesterday, I wrote that God listens to me.  To me, this infinite force listens to all people.  And in this case, God is hearing the mother ask Him (Her) to condemn the child.  

If (as I think) God hears us, then the mother is not blessing the child.

I’m not sure if the following is valid: (From Luke 9:52-56)

52 And he sent messengers ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them. 56 Then he and his disciples went to another village.

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From that scripture it seems as if we can “call down fire” (or curse) upon people.

An Old Testament version - 2 Kings 2:23-24

23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. “Get out of here, baldy!” they said. “Get out of here, baldy!” 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.

Elisha was upset with boys for calling him “baldy” - and called down a curse on them.

So, is the mother of the child really cursing the child?  I think so.  

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. 11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. (James 3:9-12)

So, let’s watch our words - be positive and bless people, but don’t be negative (that can be the hardest with disciplining workers and children)

LOVE DOES WIN

LOVE TRANSFORMS US

Karen Anne White, ©, February 1, 2024