You shall not spread a false report. Don’t join your hand with the wicked to be a malicious witness. You shall not follow a crowd to do evil. You shall not testify in court to side with a multitude to pervert justice.
Exodus 23:1-2
Christians are just as susceptible to this as other people, especially
when people you respect forward that meme that resonates with your
beliefs, and you forward it to everyone without checking to see if it's
true or not. We are all susceptible to confirmation bias.
If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again. If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don’t leave him, you shall surely help him with it.
Exodus 23:4-5
Oh how hard this is to do! Yet Jesus tells us, "Love your enemies, bless
those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those
who mistreat you and persecute you."
You shall not oppress an alien, for you know the heart of an alien, since you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:9
People have been blaming the foreign workers for
spreading COVID19, and now the foreigners in the areas under complete
lockdown are not allowed to go out to buy food, yet are not given any
food. This is inhumane and if it wasn't for NGOs, they would starve.
Even in non-emergency times, we have a tendency to stigmatise foreign workers, who are made in the image of God just like us.
Father, thank You for Your provision for us in these difficult times.
Help us to be your salt and light and to show Your love to the world. In
Jesus' name, amen.
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