Doing What is Right in the Sight of God
Doing What Is Right in the Sight of God
These are stressful days for many people. As I was thinking about everything happening around us, my thoughts turned toward Father God. God is still the all-powerful God. He doesn’t change. He is the God we can call Father — the One who loves us so much that He sent His Son, Yeshua (Jesus), into this world to take our punishment for the sins we’ve committed. Think about that. What amazing love.
And think about what Yeshua did when He was here on earth with us. He had compassion for all those He met.
Matthew 9:35–38 (NABRE)
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages… curing every disease and illness. At the sight of the crowds, His heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd… “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few.”
For me right now, I pray that His will be done, that the laborers will go out, and I trust Him for whatever happens. I also pray for Him to open my eyes to my sin.
But as I pray, I’m reminded of something else. When people came to John the Baptist — preparing the way for Yeshua — they asked a simple question:
“What should we do?”
Some were tax collectors, people with authority over others. Some were soldiers, men with power and weapons. And the message to them was clear:
- Don’t abuse your power.
- Don’t take more than you are authorized.
- Don’t use fear or force to harm others.
- Instead, act with justice, mercy, and humility.
Even a Roman centurion — part of an occupying force — came to Yeshua asking for help. And Yeshua responded to his humility and compassion, not his position.
These stories remind me that God sees how people in power treat the vulnerable. He always has.
And that brings us to today.
We see systems in our world that cause suffering — families separated, children mistreated, people treated as less than human. Institutions hold tremendous power over the lives of the vulnerable. And just like in the days of Yeshua, God calls every person in those roles to examine their hearts:
Am I acting with mercy?
Am I treating people as image-bearers of God?
Am I using my authority to heal or to harm?
God will not keep helping us forever if we refuse to turn from our evil ways. If we continue to shed innocent blood, sow discord, or act with haughty hearts, Scripture warns us that He will act.
Proverbs 6:16–19 (NABRE)
There are six things the Lord hates… haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood… a heart that plots wicked schemes… and the one who sows discord among kindred.
So in these difficult times, I pray not only for protection and healing, but for repentance — for myself, for our nation, and especially for those who hold power over others. May God open our eyes. May He give us hearts like Yeshua’s, full of compassion for the troubled and abandoned. And may we become laborers in His harvest, doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with our God.
