Was looking through some of my wife’s pics from Ethiopia when I came across this particular one that Dad spoke to me about. My wife described images as such as “Hell on Earth” and another of the Ethiopian crew who overheard this and thinks we overuse the term Hell to often depict “sufferings” in our own lives, nonetheless agreed, and I agree with them both.
This IS an image of Hell on Earth! There are roughly 75,000 of our brothers and sisters, adult and children, who eek their survival out of this Hell every day, and it’s only fitting that goats are portrayed at the top of the pile with, ironically, a black one located at what appears to be the top center of this Hell heap, looking directly at the camera at the time of this pic, almost as if he knows what’s at stake.
Why is it fitting you might ask? Because of whom big brother Jesus said the goats are in the Scripture above. The goats are the ones who extend only themselves and others like them (ie: American, willing to work, white, etc.) food to eat, something to drink, hospitality, clothing, medicine, etc. In other words, they only extend Dad’s love to those who are like them.
If you are reading this and feel this implies you may be a goat, I didn’t imply it, you did, I didn’t say it directly to you, Dad did, and in the end, it is Him you need to hash this out with, for these were His words, not mine. As His son, I just happen to agree.
Dad didn’t prompt me to share this to condemn you though, but to save you, so please take the time to discuss this further with Him to see what changes He may be prompting you to make, and then make them. Ask Him to help you make them not out of guilt, but love for Him, yourself, and the rest of our family currently at the mercy of the goats of the world. With that, we love you and so does He, and may He continue to bless you, and through you the rest of the world, richly!
Great post and so true!!! I am left speechless (not often does that happen).
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