Payback

     My husband is a firstborn, therefore he is on a constant quest for justice, by which he means fairness/everyone gets treated the same. For example, if the driver ahead of us is going too slow, he deserves to be honked at, or tailgated, or both. My previous two cars have had broken horns, I think God smites them in order to preserve our Christian testimony. It may be fair for bad drivers to endure the same treatment from others, but such measures would make the roads fairly unsafe for all of us. The Bible says a man will reap what we sows. In other words, or in this case, word--Payback. I told my husband if God gives people in heaven the jobs they most coveted on earth, he will be a judge and a driving instructor. It is not that he likes having rules, but if he has to follow them, everyone else should too. 

    Reed has gone to Bible Study Fellowship for many years now. BSF used to be very "ruly", although they called them guidelines. The leader was supposed to make sure the group stayed on schedule so that all the questions were covered and they could be on time for the lecture afterward. To facilitate that, as well as help stay on topic and keep individuals from monopolizing the discussion, the questions were to be answered before class time. Reed chafed at all the ridiculous rules. So I figured the year he had a timid leader who did not enforce any of the guidelines should have been his happiest ever. Instead, he complained because unprepared people were constantly sidetracking the discussion, one member was sharing at length on every question--at least, the ones they actually got to, and they were always late getting to lecture. (In my unconsecrated, wifely thought life, this was his Payback.)

     Through the four years of childish petulance and legal persecution against Donald Trump's presidency, Reed has repeatedly remarked that the Republicans should behave the same way. And here we are. Trump supporters' rallies have been infiltrated (just like the Black Lives Matter rallies were) by the lawless troublemakers the Bible describes as worthless men. But the P.C. police would consider that sexist, so I clarify that there are plenty of worthless women too. However, these violent and destructive "demonstrations" are not Payback. They are an embarrassment to the people of integrity who supported Trump and a brutal distortion of the testimony of Trump's Christians allies. Both parties behaving badly is not fairness, it is foolishness, and it is dangerous. Let's leave justice to the only one who truly understands it. God will handle the Payback.