Our theme for this month: “Mistakes”
Our Bible verse for today: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” Isaiah 5:20 (HCSB)
Our thought for today: “It’s a serious mistake to call evil good.”
The other day I read an article in the newspaper which quoted a representative from a well know national organization regarding a sex education program being used by one school district in Texas. It seems the offending school district was actually teaching the students that the best and safest approach to sexual activity is abstinence until marriage. The quoted representative of this national organization was appalled at the narrow-minded irresponsibility being demonstrated by the school board for teaching students such nonsense. In her opinion it is unreasonable and unfair to expect teenagers to abstain from sexual activity and therefore the only responsible course of action is to teach them how to have sex safely.
Despite the fact that the standards being promoted by the school board in question were time honored, proven to be successful, and Biblical, this spokesperson and her organization claim that such policies are deeply wrong and harmful. They’ve done exactly what Isaiah was warning against in Isaiah 5:20, they have labeled good as evil and evil as good. They have substituted the darkness of satanically inspired thinking for the light that comes from the Word of God; they have substituted the sweetness of sexual morality for the bitterness of a sexual lie.
We live in a culture today that is upside down and backwards in its thinking and perceptions. Good is evil, evil is good, black is white, up is down, and don’t you dare claim otherwise or you will be ostracized, criticized, and perhaps even persecuted.
As Christians we have to be careful we don’t make the mistake of going with the cultural flow. It’s so easy (and seemingly safe) to simply fit in and go along. It’s much harder to take your stand on Biblical truth and then weather the storm that may come upon you as a result. But that is what we must do. It is imperative that the people of God know the Word of God, and then stand on it with boldness, courage, and conviction.
My friends, it’s a serious mistake to call evil good and good evil. If you haven’t yet seen the movie “God’s Not Dead” I encourage you to do so. It teaches this very point in a dramatic and extremely effective way. It’s a great movie.
God Bless,
Oak Hill Baptist Church 