38Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
so it is cool and clear right...but i read it in a translation called The Message and it read as follows:
Here's another old saying that deserves a second look: 'Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.' Is that going to get us anywhere? Here's what I propose: 'Don't hit back at all.' If someone strikes you, stand there and take it. If someone drags you into court and sues for the shirt off your back, giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. And if someone takes unfair advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.
I found the translation to be scary. The fact is the whole week i was reading on meekness and i was like i want it...i want that...i can be humble. But i would have this thought that kept on coming across my mind which was this.... i work in thet community more now. I spend a lot of time going to peoples houses alllll over the city. Er part of the city i bees there. So lets say someone holds me up, or i come out to find someone breaking in my car, or a pack of wild hooligans are sitting on my car just waiting to start trouble...WHAT DO I DO??? do i get buck wit em?....do i brandish a weapon if it is on my person? So my thought really was what does God expect of us.... and i got the answer ( even though it was MOS DEF not not the one i wanted). God said take the lick, given what they want plus some. WHAAAAAT ?!?!? i will say i am human...and i don't know how i feel about that. Not that its wrong to protect yourself at some point i am just confused at what point is that. But the truth is this God got yo back. In cases like that going with God's plan is gonna work out eventually. Psalm 147:2-6 The Message says:
God's the one who rebuilds Jerusalem,who regathers Israel's scattered exiles.
He heals the heartbroken
and bandages their wounds.
He counts the stars
and assigns each a name.
Our Lord is great, with limitless strength;
we'll never comprehend what he knows and does.
God puts the fallen on their feet again
and pushes the wicked into the ditch.
God says let Me get em. I can get em waaaaay better than you can. Plus he got some thing for those who are meek....THE WORLD!!!!!
Matt. 5-5
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
So what can that entail....
The Message Matt. 5:5
You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought.
Real talk that's tight. Like Bible got real philosophical right then. When you are content with what you got, you have everything in the world you would ever want. Meekness can get you peace. Any way i just thought those verses and translations were hot. The Bible really is tight, once you appreciate it.
