LEARNING DAILY

 

Isaiah 5:20, 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!

 

I heard Glenn Beck say the other day something like it was time to take a stand. It does not matter whether you think positively or negatively about him, he is right! It is time for Christians to rise up and take a stand for the truth of Jesus Christ and the Word of God! I hear too much and read too much of the evil that exists in the world. Yes, evil has always been with us due to the fall of Adam and Eve. Everything is out in the open; no one is trying to hide anything. Drag queens are in the public classrooms, are being hired as school administrators, and any parent that raises an objection is considered to be a domestic terrorist. Elementary school age children are being told they can consider themselves to be any gender (or anything else they consider themselves to be) they want; they are being aided in their beliefs without parental knowledge or consent. Parents are being told they have no say about what is happening at school.

 

Israel has been attacked by evil. There are those in our government who have spoken out against Israel defending their country. They have said Israel has no right to fight back against those attacking the country. Come on people! What are you thinking?

 

The prophet Isaiah shouts at us, today in a very loud way.  “Woe to those who call evil good”! “Woe” is a term that indicates judgment. There is a day when those who think evil is good and good is evil will be judged.  Falling into the judgment of a holy and righteous God is not a good thing when death and final judgment comes. Let me remind you there are a lot of different paths to choose in life. There is the kingdom of self or the kingdom of God. We either choose a broad way to walk which leads to destruction or we choose to walk on a narrow way which leads to life even though it is difficult. The broad way is to choose a self-centered way that chooses to follow Satan and produces bad fruit or chooses to do the works Jesus Christ desires, producing good fruit. We choose between walking in the light or walking in darkness.

 

The world we live in is in rebellion against God; this can be seen in a terribly wrong perspective and a world with a messed-up view of morality. The evidence is shown by people who are glorifying lifestyles and promoting behaviors the Bible calls sin. That comes from the idea that people believe they are able to determine what is right and wrong. We know from the study of Judges that people will do what is right in their own eyes when God is not on the throne of their lives.

 

There are so many issues today that are against Biblical teachings; Believers need to take a stand for what God’s truth speaks about. In the process of doing so expect to be called out or mocked. You will be called intolerant. Read 2 Timothy 3 which tells us what the end of the times will be like. John 3:19 explains what is happening today, “And this is the condemnation that light [Jesus Christ] has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.”

 

As Believers, we must stand for truth every day. I do not know what that means for you. I ask you to spend some time with the Lord, asking Him to reveal to you what you can do. Pray also for the courage and obedience to do what He reveals to you. Pray that you walk firmly on the narrow way, being a light to all who see you; be prepared to share about the light that is within you. Read/study/meditate on the Word of God to keep you out of doctrinal error and false teaching. Knowing the truth will help you know something is wrong when you encounter false teaching. Maturing in your faith through an intimate knowledge of God’s Word and living your life accordingly is essential in the days we are living in.