“Jesus sat with the peasants and watched as they feasted on the meat of the ox. As they continued to eat without pause, the peasants grew thirsty. "Oh Lord of Lords," cried one, "why do we eat like kings, but thirst like animals?" "Do not find the fault in the thirst you crave," Jesus answered, "rather seek the hunger that your thirst finds satisfied." The peasant paused as he looked at all those around him with puzzled eyes. "Do you mean for us to sit here without water nor wine? For that would be a great insult to our family, which has worked day and night to enjoy this feast." But Jesus did not grow angry, or demand the respect that he was owed. Instead he stood up, and took leave from the table, carrying the slaughtered ox with him, as the peasants threw insults and rocks at him.”
I am constantly reminded of the tests that our Lord endured, and how time and again He overcame them, walking away with head held high, as the insults and evidence were thrown at him by the unsaved. But what would Jesus have made of the constant barrage of communist attacks that face us modern Christians? Surely even He would find difficulty in remaining peaceful when faced with the great modern evils of today: I’m talking of Hollywood, TV games, Heavy Metal, the WWE, Darwinism, and quantum physics, all of which are the tools of the unsaved in the quest for a new world order.
Since we are faced with the task of overcoming all these hurdles in the race to heaven, I ask you to consider why neither Jesus nor God have given a helping hand in fighting the polluted factories that we call “modern society”; a world in which gays can be cured of AIDS, in which babies are murdered with government money before they can even be considered “babies” (abortion), and in which dead foetuses are interrogated by communists as to how to stop down-syndrome kids from being so tiring.
Although I know that His plan for all of us has already been set in stone, like a branding iron on a cow, I still worry how His followers, we the people, are to continue when the beast walks amongst us in the form of liberal democrats, noble prize-“winning” scientists, and one billion Chinese.
Praise be.
Pastor Jeff Nash
2 comments:
Father, due to my ignorance I am struggling with an apparent contradiction in your beautifully retold parable: Is Jesus not breaking one of the (His) ten commandments and coveting His neighbour's ox?
As an aspirant believer, I thirst for more knowledge after your tasty biblical feast.
Gilbert, thankyou for your interest. Jesus breaking one of the ten commandments would be an impossibility, like asking God to make an atheist grow wings during the rapture. I am not saying that Jesus was unable to choose whether or not to break the commandments, but just that if he had chosen to break one of the commandments, then he wouldn't have been the Son of God. However, the Bible clearly states that He (Jesus) was and is the Son of God, so he couldn't have broken a commandment.
If you are ready for a tasty spiritual treat my friend, then I suggest you don't order any starters and stay away from the free bread that is brought before the meal, if you know what I mean!
PS: If you don't know what I mean, I mean that we will delve into further spiritual and biblical discussions soon, friend.
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