ABUSE OF POWER

Cops and good guys. Seems to be all over social media these days. It makes my heart drop every time I scroll over a video rolling. I never actually watch them. I just can't. Same story, different day, different city, different whatever. Same story. When bad guys are bad guys, we have badness. When good guys are bad guys, we have evil.
 
This really matters. God hates power abuse. Jesus said, 'Woe to you, teachers of the law [cops?]... keeping your traditions [thin blue line?], you break God's law!' (Mt 23:23)
 
Two quick things on this:
 
First, there is a Law higher than the law, and it will prevail. Any man or woman that is in power and abuses it, will answer for this. Power is to steward, not to 'have' and to 'wield.' It belongs to Another, and we will answer for parts we have been asked to play. (John 19:10-11; Psalm 94:16; Micah 6:8; Matthew 18:6; Matthew 12:36)
 
Secondly, what power do I have? Do I abuse my parental power, my spousal power, my fraternal, employer, employee power? Do I abuse my alone-time power, screen-time power, social-media power? Do I abuse my free-will power, my thought power, money power? My stomach turns at the videos that flit before me, because they are me. God forgive me, and heal our nation, in Jesus' name.