Holler
I’m sure everyone is frustrated. I’m sure by now you are tired. You may feel like “enough already.” It seems that even our government is tired of all of these restrictions. It may not make sense. It appears to be hurting the economy. Americans need to get back to work. It’s worth the risk, they say. I’m reminded of Jericho. I’m sure those soldiers were tired. They had been walking around in circles. They didn't see any immediate results. It all seemed pointless. For what? Why? All of these seem like reasonable questions. But….after the frustration, after the idiocracy, after they got to their wit's end. God said, “Blow your trumpets!” They yelled. They shouted. They hollered and the walls of Jericho fell. Maybe it’s time we cry out to God. Maybe it’s time we holler. God knows what could happen if…
2 Chronicles 7:14 kjv…If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Yelp
Genesis 4: 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
In light of recent events, I was reminded of the story of Cane and Abel. Long story short, Cane killed his brother out of jealousy. While it seems hard to fathom, what would cause someone to kill another human being in cold blood? We live in a day and age where murder and genocide are all too common. Our churches are not safe. Holy ground is not sacred. Domestic terrorism is real. I can't help but think that but by the grace of God that could have been my church, my cousin's mosque, or my co-worker's synagogue. As people of faith, we must recognize that there must be some sort of atonement. Just as Abel's blood cried out, so does the victim's of America's violent past and present. Can you hear their cries? What can we do to help prevent these senseless tragedies? Is it gun control? Is it acknowledging mental health? Is it recognizing domestic terrorism? Sound the alarm. Hear the yelp, and ask what hast thou done?
yelp noun
a short sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm.