16 June 2007

Do Something...

I am back on my “soap box” taking the Christian angle today…

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." Edmund Burke (Albert Einstein also said this – I had always thought he said it first)

So much of the history of the struggle between good and evil can be explained by Edmund Burke's observation. Time and again those who profess to be good seem to clearly outnumber those who are evil, yet those who are evil seem to prevail far too often. Seldom is it the numbers that determine the outcome, but whether those who claim to be good men are willing to stand up and fight for what they know to be right.

In the parable of the talents, Jesus described a man who did nothing. When he received his Lord's money, he "went and digged in the earth, and hid his Lord's money" (Matt. 25:18). When his Lord returned, he returned to the Lord just what he had been given (Matt. 25:25). Notice, the servant did not do any outright evil, such as stealing the money, but then neither did he do anything good. He did nothing and he got nothing good accomplished. Jesus said he was a "wicked and slothful servant" (Matt. 25:26).

When good men do nothing, they get nothing good done. To be good, one must do good. The Lord commands his people to do good (Luke 6:35; Eph. 2:10). Christ "gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works" (Titus 2:14).

Too many citizens of the world do nothing. They are standing idly by, they are mere spectators. They sit on the sidelines instead of actively participating and working for the good. If good wins, they join in the celebration though they did nothing to produce the victory. If evil wins, they will complain long and loud, though their own apathy helped produce the undesirable result.

Do not allow evil to triumph. Do not do sit by and do nothing. Stand up and be counted, speak up against evil and speak out against evil men and their sinful deeds.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

George,

Very powerful words, I live by these words everyday of my life here on earth. May God protect you everyday of your life, and special thanks to you and all your brothers and sisters in the military. I am a member of two veterans organizations the first is The National Vietnam War Museum www.nwmvocf.org and Semper Fidelis America www.semperfidelisamerica.org I am the web master for both these sites and would like to add your blog link to our links page. Pleease contact me via email fceli@nwmvocf.org or fill out contact form on website.

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