And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will
be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and
against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his
wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his
right, and fear not Me, saith the Lord of Hosts. Malachi, Chapter 3, verse 5.
God tells us about lots of lifestyle choices that
don’t meet with His approval. One of the
things I was thinking about is the part about not oppressing the hireling in
his wages or turning aside the stranger from his right.
I live in an area where there is a large Hispanic
population; many coming here directly from Mexico
I remember driving by a construction site on a
Sunday evening, about 7:00 p.m. There were 5-6 Hispanic workers busily
digging and installing something at the apartment complex construction
site. I was thinking that the vast
majority of people wouldn’t be working on a Sunday night doing physical labor,
especially without being paid overtime.
(I highly doubt that these men were even offered any overtime.)
The sad thing is these employees are generally
extremely hard workers, but are often treated without the respect they
deserve. Even if we aren’t the people
employing them and paying them the extremely low wages, we might be guilty of
not paying them the respect and dignity they deserve as God’s people?
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
This is a connection I've made from this Bible passage. Please share your connections.
Please click on comments below to share your suggestions. Thanks! Debbie
