Right or Wrong
Matthew 7:22-23
22) Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?
23) Then I will tell them plainly, “I never knew you. Away from me you evildoers!” (NIV)
I came across a different translation of this passage (The Passion Translation) in a book I’m currently reading. It put it into words that are more relevant to today’s times. It simply stated, “Go away from me, you lawless rebels!” The New King James Version translates it as “You who practice lawlessness.”
These words were written centuries ago, in a different lifetime, a different conflict, but yet still rings true today. We are still fighting one another, standing up for our beliefs in what is right and what is wrong. But who determines what is right or wrong? If it weren’t for the news and social media we wouldn’t even know about this latest conflict. It more than likely would have gone off as a small protest and been over within a few days. But, it was broadcast and it grew and grew and went from a peaceful protest to a violent one. And now we wonder, when does this end and how does it end?
The new bible study I started recently took me back to the beginning, to Genesis; do you remember what happens in Genesis Chapter 8, Verse 5?
The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So the Lord was sorry that he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
And as the story continues we know that God essentially wanted a do over, a clean slate. He started over with Noah and two of everything. And he washed it all away with 40 days of rain and a great flood. Our country today could use a good cleansing, but I don’t think it’s going to happen like it did back in biblical times. I honestly don’t know where we are heading, but I will be praying that it is in the right direction and that we will find peace in our towns, our schools and our lives.
Luke 19:42-43
42) “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.
43) Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side.”
Somewhere along the way we have gotten lost, we have forgotten what is right and what is wrong. We have forgotten that we are supposed to be one nation under God, indivisible. But we are divided and not just in half, we have become divided into so many pieces we look like a broken vase needing to be glued back together. Somehow we need to repair what is broken. But how do we do that?
Jesus taught us that out of darkness comes light, and guess what? We are that light. In Matthew 5:14, Jesus said, “You are the light of the world.” He continued in verse 16, “Let your good deeds shine before all men, so that they may praise your heavenly Father.” It’s time to let that light shine.
I’ve often spoken about how God has planned our paths long before we were born. He always knows what will happen before we do, and He won’t let protests and fighting destroy what He has created. God has given us a Savior in Jesus Christ, who was sent to save humanity from sin.
It’s time to come together as believers in Christ, it’s time to pray. To pray for our nation and our leaders, our brothers and sisters. It’s time to invite others to pray with you, to invite them to join you in church so that they can hear the worship group sing praises to God, so that they can hear Pastor’s message in her sermon and maybe when they leave they will share that message with others. The Bible tells us that if we humble ourselves and pray, then he will heal the land. It’s time to be humble.
Psalm 107:19
“Lord, help!” They cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
22) Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?
23) Then I will tell them plainly, “I never knew you. Away from me you evildoers!” (NIV)
I came across a different translation of this passage (The Passion Translation) in a book I’m currently reading. It put it into words that are more relevant to today’s times. It simply stated, “Go away from me, you lawless rebels!” The New King James Version translates it as “You who practice lawlessness.”
These words were written centuries ago, in a different lifetime, a different conflict, but yet still rings true today. We are still fighting one another, standing up for our beliefs in what is right and what is wrong. But who determines what is right or wrong? If it weren’t for the news and social media we wouldn’t even know about this latest conflict. It more than likely would have gone off as a small protest and been over within a few days. But, it was broadcast and it grew and grew and went from a peaceful protest to a violent one. And now we wonder, when does this end and how does it end?
The new bible study I started recently took me back to the beginning, to Genesis; do you remember what happens in Genesis Chapter 8, Verse 5?
The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil. So the Lord was sorry that he had ever made them and put them on the earth. It broke his heart.
And as the story continues we know that God essentially wanted a do over, a clean slate. He started over with Noah and two of everything. And he washed it all away with 40 days of rain and a great flood. Our country today could use a good cleansing, but I don’t think it’s going to happen like it did back in biblical times. I honestly don’t know where we are heading, but I will be praying that it is in the right direction and that we will find peace in our towns, our schools and our lives.
Luke 19:42-43
42) “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes.
43) Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side.”
Somewhere along the way we have gotten lost, we have forgotten what is right and what is wrong. We have forgotten that we are supposed to be one nation under God, indivisible. But we are divided and not just in half, we have become divided into so many pieces we look like a broken vase needing to be glued back together. Somehow we need to repair what is broken. But how do we do that?
Jesus taught us that out of darkness comes light, and guess what? We are that light. In Matthew 5:14, Jesus said, “You are the light of the world.” He continued in verse 16, “Let your good deeds shine before all men, so that they may praise your heavenly Father.” It’s time to let that light shine.
I’ve often spoken about how God has planned our paths long before we were born. He always knows what will happen before we do, and He won’t let protests and fighting destroy what He has created. God has given us a Savior in Jesus Christ, who was sent to save humanity from sin.
It’s time to come together as believers in Christ, it’s time to pray. To pray for our nation and our leaders, our brothers and sisters. It’s time to invite others to pray with you, to invite them to join you in church so that they can hear the worship group sing praises to God, so that they can hear Pastor’s message in her sermon and maybe when they leave they will share that message with others. The Bible tells us that if we humble ourselves and pray, then he will heal the land. It’s time to be humble.
Psalm 107:19
“Lord, help!” They cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
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