splinter in the arse

Mark 3: 4Then he spoke to the people: "What kind of action suits the Sabbath best? Doing good or doing evil? Helping people or leaving them helpless?" No one said a word. (The Message)



One thing that has stuck in my mind and has been eating away at me is something that Steven Said said (oh! the irony) in our 'spirit' class at Yits, and again at a youth service a few of us went to last sunday put things into perspective, but at the same time, has made all the excuses I as a christian have used for my lack of action, slap me in the face.



This specific verse is the turning point in Jesus lfe. This was the final nail. He did the 'no-goes' every were he want, no matter the day.. and it was these actions that made him so hated.

This verse is where the proverbial brown stuff hits the fan.



Its the no if's or but's of the bible...there is good and there is evil. Jesus doesn't say its a-ok to sit ourselves on the fence...satan says to dance, a bit over here and a bit over there. There is no third option, no what if's, but's...whatever other shittyy excuses we as mere humans have cdome up with. There is GOOD or there is EVIL.



Simple.

Simple?

Simple?!?



If I continue to take in what i am learning in my journey at Yits and in this, choose to reflect Jesus thru the actions i take, the decisions I make..I have to stop sitting on the fence.

Because Sitting on the fence is a cop-out....it is infact the evil that Jesus gave as the alternative to the good.

Because if I am not doing good....I am doing evil.



There is no third alternative.

There is no third alternative.



Simple.



It is now to apply this into my everyday life, in every choice I make.



God give me strength....

Then he spoke to the people:

"What kind of action suits the Sabbath best?

Doing good or doing evil?

Helping people or leaving them helpless?"

No one said a word.