How bad isn't bad enough?

“Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.” Romans 12:9

We have become rather accustomed in our lives to “go with the flow”. We do object to some things that we find to be bad; it is just that we keep redefining what is “bad”.  My grandmother was a shut-in for the last six years of her life. TV was her constant companion. Sunday mornings she had a full list of TV preachers. She rarely ever watched evening TV except a game show or two. Every time I turn on the television I wonder what Grandma would think of what is on now.

What was evil when she died forty years ago is now so tame that it would be a laughing stalk for modern viewers, yet Christians watch it without batting an eye. Why? Because it isn’t as “evil as it could be”. God’s message to us is simple: Abhor evil things! Cling to good things! We cannot be lights in an evil generation if we love the same evil that they love. God calls us to cling to that which is good.

Dear Father, Help me to be discerning and to hate evil and love good. Amen.

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