We cannot be indifferent

Yesterday afternoon I came across the book of Obadiah. Short but shocking. Obadiah's vision is about the condemnation that would come on Edom, for not seeing the Israelites helped when they were attacked by enemy nations, but instead stood apart, indifferent and doing nothing for them. The Edomites even robbed the Israelites after the enemy had defeated them (Obadiah 1:11).

On the day that you stood apart

On the day that foreigners led their captive army,

when strangers came through his gate and onto Jerusalem

they cast luck, you were like one of them.

What struck me about this beautiful reflection is that Edom's detachment and indifference ("you stood apart") was greatly rejected by God (you were like one of them). In other words, Edom did nothing and stay apart, neutral, spectator, and not defend Israel during its battles, it was against Israel according to verse 11.

Since I know that the Word of God is living and effective and our daily bread, I immediately asked the Lord if there was any area in my life where I was acting indifferent or arrogant, as the Edomites acted with Israel. He in his holy mercy confronts me with something that had been going on in my life.

I had been separated from some people, but now the Lord tells me that it is time to help those people. It does not matter that we are far from someone, if that person is in need we must help them. Helping our neighbor is necessary and required by God (love your neighbor as yourself)

Like a flash of lightning came to my mind (Matthew 12:30):

Who is not with me, is against me; and he who does not gather with me, scatters.

Developer. Something old takes on a different flavor on my spiritual palate. In other words, I realize that I cannot take an indifferent position when there are people being affected, attacked by the enemy, robbed of their blessings, abused, needed in different ways. I cannot be indifferent when someone murmurs about another next to me, I cannot remain as if nothing is happening. He knew it and he had filed it, he had stopped applying it. We have to intervene, we cannot be passive and indifferent.

He had heard in the secular: "he who is silent grants." Today I understand that in the eyes of God the one who is silent is to participate with those who speak, he is guilty in the same way. I realize that I can't act like nothing happens when something does happen. God does not like it (Obadiah 1: 3):

The pride of your heart has deceived you,

to you, who dwell in the clefts of the rocks,

in your highest abode, that you say in your heart:

"Who will knock me to the ground?"

Pride very hidden behind passivity.

Excuse me sir. I recognize that having kept apart from my brothers and my family when they needed me is like participating with those who abuse, despise, steal ... The need of others is an opportunity for reconciliation, love and mercy.