Isaiah 58:6 - Is this not the fast that I chose;
to loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps of the yoke,
to let the oppressed go free,
to loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps of the yoke,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to break every yoke?
It's now lunch time. I'm skipping lunch in order to be in solidarity with those who were arrested this morning and are now undergoing a hunger strike in Perak. Earlier Pakatan Rakyat in Perak has planned for a 3 day fast/hunger strike to from today onwards to protest against the illegal power grab in Perak and to plead for the Sultan to dissolve the State Assembly. Earlier this morning 5 workers from an event management company who were supposed to organize the launch of the hunger strike were arrested. Subsequently more were arrested including 8 elected representatives when they tried to walk from the DAP office to the High Court to file a suit.
The events of the past 2 weeks where hundreds were arrested from wearing black to lighting candles confirms beyond the shadow of doubt that the police has become a tool of political intimidation and oppression. It has ceased function as an unbiased law enforcement agency. It has ceased to respect the supreme law of the land i.e. the Constitution. Whilst we live in fear of criminals, the police utilizing their resources to quell political dissent.
We are not very far off from becoming a totalitarian country. What can we do? We can fast physically and during our fast to pray to God for our country. But as the above biblical text shows, we need to move beyond the normal fast. We must think of how to "loose the bonds of wickedness" and to "undo the straps of the yoke". How do we set the oppressed free? How do we break every yoke? How do we follow God's chosen fast?
It's time to think creatively. Time to be as shrewd as serpents and harmless as doves.
The events of the past 2 weeks where hundreds were arrested from wearing black to lighting candles confirms beyond the shadow of doubt that the police has become a tool of political intimidation and oppression. It has ceased function as an unbiased law enforcement agency. It has ceased to respect the supreme law of the land i.e. the Constitution. Whilst we live in fear of criminals, the police utilizing their resources to quell political dissent.
We are not very far off from becoming a totalitarian country. What can we do? We can fast physically and during our fast to pray to God for our country. But as the above biblical text shows, we need to move beyond the normal fast. We must think of how to "loose the bonds of wickedness" and to "undo the straps of the yoke". How do we set the oppressed free? How do we break every yoke? How do we follow God's chosen fast?
It's time to think creatively. Time to be as shrewd as serpents and harmless as doves.
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