God’s Antonyms to News Sound Bytes

In the wake of the world events of last week, I could find nothing funny to write about. When God makes my heart merry again, the upbeat person I purport to be will return.

Until then, God help us all.

“. . .  if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.: ~ 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

Antonym — Noun. A word that means the opposite of another word.

• Allies vs. Enemies
• Balanced vs. Radical
• Blessing vs. Tragedy
• Comfort vs. Torture
• Compassionate vs. Heartless
• Concern vs. Disregard
• Defend vs. Attack
• Educated vs. Ignorant
• Feed vs. Starve
• Forgiveness vs. Bitterness
• Free Will vs. Brainwash
• Gentle vs. Brutal
• Genuine vs. Fake
• Healed vs. Injured
• Healthy vs. Sick
• Heaven vs. Hell
• Hero vs. Villain
• Holy vs. Evil
• Hope vs. Despair
• Joy vs. Heartache
• Kindness vs. Harm
• Life vs. Death
• Light vs. Darkness
• Love vs. Hate
• Mentor vs. Mislead
• Merciful vs. Merciless
• Peacemaker vs. Terrorist
• Peace vs. Violence
• Purification vs. Defilement
• Rescued vs. Imprisoned
• Reverence vs. Desecration
• Reward vs. Payback
• Spare vs. Kill
• Sensitive vs. Desensitized
• Sighted vs. Blind
• Tenderhearted vs. Hardhearted
• Truth vs. Lies
• Victory vs. Defeat

One more antonym:  God’s bloodshed for the love and salvation of us all versus man’s bloodshed for hate and power over all.  

When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him [Jesus] there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left.

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”

And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.  The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.” 

The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar  and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.” 

There was a written notice above him, which read: this is the king of the Jews.  

One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence?  We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong.”

 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”  ~ Luke 23:33-4 (NIV)