Injured? Highlighting Human Heroes Who Help the Hurt
Ever since I first read the four Gospels which open the Bible’s New Testament and focus most granularly on our great Savior’s time on Earth, I have been amazed as much by Christ’s compassion as His power.
In other words, I’m ever amazed not only the He was able to heal the hurt, the injured, the weak, the weary – fully and immediately – but also that He was eager to do so. He not only had the ability to heal but the affection. Not only the cure but the compassion. Not only the power but the proclivity.
He helped the injured, the weak, the weary like nobody else ever has or could to that same extent. Much like no one has ever been able to preach like Christ… but the Apostle Paul progressed a long way toward that goal, did he not? He did indeed. Ditto Peter. Ditto Apollos. Ditto Luther and Spurgeon and Graham and Swindoll and MacArthur and many others throughout the ensuing two thousand years.
Similarly, yes, nobody ever will or could help the injured, the hurt, the weak and weary like our Lord did, but many in this very country and at this very time are going a long way toward that goal. At the start of 1 John 2, the Lord is called our Advocate; the Greek word is Parakleton which conveys the idea of one who helps, who comforts, who advocates for the interests of another – perhaps most modernly exemplified by attorneys in general and Personal Injury Attorneys in specific!
- “we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1c)
I’ve never fully understood why injury attorneys get such a bad rap… is it because they charge money for their work? That’s not just acceptable and fair but it’s downright, outright biblical:
- “The laborer is worthy of his wages” (1 Timothy 5:18b)
Is it because they look out for their own interests? That too is not just permitted but assumed by Scripture, which simply says that such shouldn’t be exclusive but inclusive of others:
- “do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.” (Philippians 2:4)
Is it because they help the weak, the weary, the injured? That too is straight out of and commanded by Scripture!
- “And we urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all men.” (1 Thessalonians 5:14)
Whatever the reason for that bad rap, I’m going to do all I can (i.e., the Lord through me and BibleMemory.ORG) to help right this wrong – at least and certainly in the case of the ones who love the Lord and the Bible and support Bible memory.
To that end, I am currently assembling a nationwide network of CHRISTIAN Personal Injury Attorneys, eventually covering every corner, every cranny, every county of the country… please stand shoulder-to-shoulder with me in this endeavor: starting soon, whenever you or people you know get injured, simply go (or refer them) to BibleMemory.ORG/injured!
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