When God Judges A Nation

"I'm bad! Who's bad? I'm bad! Who's bad?"

That was the line of an actor in a TV commercial celebrating a point made by his favorite sports team. "I'm bad." That's supposed to be a good(?) thing.

Watch how professional athletes celebrate. They point fingers at each other. They yell at, shove, hit the head of and scold a teammate that just scored big. Not too long ago, that would have been an assault. That is today taken to be a good(?) thing.

We call perversion an "alternative lifestyle." We call murdering unborn babies a "right." We are not to pray in school or display the Ten Commandments. The cross and the nativity scene are offensive. We are not to mention Jesus Christ unless as an expletive.

Let me cut through the chase:

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written: "He catches the wise in their craftiness"
(1 Corinthians 3:19)

And

For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.
(1 Corinthians 1:25)

We think we have become so smart we can define for ourselves what is "good." Think again, my friend. When our definition of "good" runs counter to what God calls good, we defy him. We invite his judgment. The Sovereign Ruler of the universe is extremely patient. But the rebellious who would not be corrected will earn his due. The nation that insists on thumbing its nose at God will be judged in the "day of the Lord," as the prophet declares:

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.

Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
and clever in their own sight.

Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine
and champions at mixing drinks,
who acquit the guilty for a bribe,
but deny justice to the innocent.

Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw
and as dry grass sinks down in the flames,
so their roots will decay
and their flowers blow away like dust;
for they have rejected the law of the LORD Almighty
and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel.

(Isaiah 5:20-24)

It is said, to be forewarned is to be forearmed.

God bless you.