Exodus 1:8-14, 22 / Matthew 10:34 - 11:1
In this world, power and might are desired by a certain type of people or individuals.
They are the type who want to put others down in order to show their so-called superiority.
They want power and might in order to suppress others.
In other words, they are simply bullies.
The fear of bullies is that if they don’t bully others, then they will be bullied.
That was the fear of Pharoah when he saw the Israelites become so numerous and strong and he saw them as a threat.
So he tried to suppress them with hard labour so as to wear them down.
But the strange thing is that the more the Israelites were crushed, the more they increased and became stronger.
The truth is that God is on the side of the suffering, the oppressed, those who suffer injustice and those who are bullied.
In the gospel, Jesus says that anyone who finds his life will lose it, and anyone who loses his life for Jesus will find it.
It also can be said that anyone who bullies others will find himself fighting against God.
And anyone who believes in God and lives a humble life of peace and love will be saved by God.
God is always on the side of the weak, the little and the humble.
Anyone who believes that will see the saving power of God.