Psalm 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Revelation 6:5 When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand.

When we use the words black and white there can be a sense of judgment. How we came to see the meaning of black or white is a matter of history, teachings, and social discourse.

In science we can break down white into its component parts with a prism to reveal all the colors of the rainbow. Black is not included because black is the absence of color.

John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Darkness is not black, it is the absence of light. When the eye perceives black light is absorbed in the blackness and does not reflect light. In this spiritual sense light reveals things to be understood as they are meant to be understood. A correct perspective.

The black horse in Revelation 6:5 is neither good nor bad but a sign that the rider carries the scales of a just weight, judgment.

Exodus 28:30 And in the breastpiece of judgment you shall put the Urim and the Thummim, and they shall be on Aaron’s heart, when he goes in before the Lord. Thus Aaron shall bear the judgment of the people of Israel on his heart before the Lord regularly.

Judgment was left to the High Priest, not the people. Hebrews 6:20 where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

Matthew 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged.”

Why not?

Matthew 7:2 For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

How do we deal with evil that presents itself to us?

Jude 1:9 But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”

Avoid blasphemous judgments.

Romans 14:19 So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

Romans 12:18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

Matthew 5:11 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account.

Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

Luke 12:4 I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do.

Romans 8:36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

It isn’t always easy to live up to the principles that Jesus set before us, but we should try.

Some refuse to cooperate in making peace. That doesn’t mean we should stop trying.

We have been blessed to be called sons of God. We should try to bless others.

We live this life knowing we have a better life waiting. We should try and make this one better.

Just because the enemy has a heavier body count doesn’t mean they are winning. We must try to remember this is about winning souls to Christ, that is where the body count really matters.

We should try to remember that using the tactics of our enemy only works in Satan’s favor.

Isaiah 40:28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.

Try and remember He is our strength.

Isaiah 40:31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Hebrews 12:3 Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.

Try and remember what He endured is worse than what we endure.

Try to endure.