Woe to those who call evil good And good evil, Who put darkness for light And light for darkness, Who put bitter for sweet And sweet for bitter. (Isaiah 5:20) In Isaiah’s day, Israel had rejected and despised God’s instructions (Is. 5:24). The people grossly underestimated faith in Him and the value of His laws. They cheapened the worth of patiently waiting on the Lord to work our His purposes (vv 18-19). They devalued virtue and inflated evil (v .20). They overpriced their own wisdom and cleverness (v.21) and made heroes of heavy drinkers (v.22). Bribery routinely subverted justice (v.23). God had created a climate where goodness could flourish (vv.1-2), but His people had cultivated weeds and produced moral confusion. Does this sound up-to-date? Our society is doing just what Israel did centuries ago. What a challenge to the church! May we who know Christ as our Saviour show our world by how we live the true value of goodness, righteousness, justice, sobriety, wisdom and purity. “Father, give me the courage and wisdom to speak out about your Holy grace. Amen.” The best way to fight evil is to live for Christ.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 05:39:05 +0000
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