Rights vs. What’s Right
I sometimes wonder if anyone cares what’s right any more. The emphasis tends to be on what our rights are (as US citizens, relatives, etc.) that rarely do I hear people talk about what’s right. You’d think with the “What Would Jesus Do” fad a few years ago that it would have made an impact but, alas, it seems to have been just that: a fad.
You may have a “right” to be angry, a “right” to sue someone, a “right” to divorce your spouse because your “needs” aren’t being met, but do you ever ask yourself, “What is the right thing to do?” What would Jesus advise you to do in those situations? His Word is full of answers to those questions if we would study it. Jesus never talked about His rights as the Son of God. His focus was on obeying His Father, and that is really the only “right” His children have.
No wonder there’s so much anger and hatred in the world. Revenge is rampant in our society. Everyone’s self-focused, figuring if they don’t watch out for “number one,” no one else will, so they do whatever they have to do to get what they “have coming to them.” I wonder what would happen if more people would turn their cheek or if more people would give that “soft answer which turns away wrath.” I believe there would be a lot more peace in the world and definitely in the hearts of those who learn to walk as Jesus did, full of love for others and not worried about His “rights” because He knew who He was. He was the Son of the Most High God who promised Him a Home in Heaven for all eternity. That’s the only “right” I care about, and I don’t have to fight anyone for it. I’ll just stay close to my Father and He’ll gladly give it to me.
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