The announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden last night strikes me as another in a long line of "Tower of Siloam" events.
When Jesus was asked about the relative sinfulness of various people, He pointed to a current news story in which a Tower at Siloam in Jerusalem fell and killed several people. He warned His hearers not to wonder whether the "victims" were worse sinners than others, but to look to the hearers' own lives and hearts (Luke 13:4-5).
So this story causes me to wonder whether I myself have ever hurt someone so deeply that they'll celebrate my death? If so, I need to repent that sin and ask what I can do to work on reconciliation with them right now, while we're both alive.
Or, I wonder whether I can think of anyone who has hurt me so deeply that I'll be relieved (if not glad) when they die? If so, in humility I need to ask what I can do right now to work on reconciliation with them, while we're both still alive.
Dear reader, if you think you might be one of these persons I'm referring to in these paragraphs, please let me know as soon as possible so that we can come to the cross of Jesus together in forgiveness and reconciliation.
Beautifully stated.
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