REFUGEES
II Samuel 15:16a, 17a
"Then the king went out with all his household after him ... And the king went out with all the people after him...."
Often in Hebrew literature, repetition is used for emphasis. I think this sentence is repeated to magnify the situation. It is easy to read this without feeling the pathos of the situation. It was not a ho-hum day. Today in our world there are hundreds of thousands of displaced people, families who have left the security and comfort of their homes because of war, living in deprived, desperate, unsanitary conditions. It is easy to read about them, even see them on television, without feeling compassion for them. It is sad to leave home, but being forced to leave must be dreadful, whatever the reason, such as foreclosure. I don't know what it is like to have to leave my home because of war, but it must be horrible – the fear, the uncertainty about the future, the sadness, not knowing how I would exist. I am thankful that I don't have to abandon my home, but I feel for those who do.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Refugees, whether Christians or non-Christians, deserve compassion.
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Have a compassionate day. Love you.
II Samuel 15:16a, 17a
"Then the king went out with all his household after him ... And the king went out with all the people after him...."
Often in Hebrew literature, repetition is used for emphasis. I think this sentence is repeated to magnify the situation. It is easy to read this without feeling the pathos of the situation. It was not a ho-hum day. Today in our world there are hundreds of thousands of displaced people, families who have left the security and comfort of their homes because of war, living in deprived, desperate, unsanitary conditions. It is easy to read about them, even see them on television, without feeling compassion for them. It is sad to leave home, but being forced to leave must be dreadful, whatever the reason, such as foreclosure. I don't know what it is like to have to leave my home because of war, but it must be horrible – the fear, the uncertainty about the future, the sadness, not knowing how I would exist. I am thankful that I don't have to abandon my home, but I feel for those who do.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: Refugees, whether Christians or non-Christians, deserve compassion.
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Have a compassionate day. Love you.
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