“Cease
to do evil; learn to do good.” Isaiah 1:16-17
Isaiah chapter one is like an
indictment against the modern church – too much sound, too little substance.
Many churches have nearly abandoned the concept of sin which was exactly what
Judah had done 2600 years ago. They thought that because they were God’s people
they could get away with just about anything they wanted. They were reminded by
God, however, that they were very wrong in that supposition.
God compared their thinking to that of
rebellious children, to being like the immoral cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and
a people more interested in form than content. How much of American
Christianity is standing on the sidelines of the moral chaos around them? How
many saying, “Since I am a Christian, it doesn’t matter what I do?” God says, “Yes
it does.” He told Israel to learn to do good, and He still sends that message
to us today. We are not to hate the refugee, ignore the plight of the elderly,
or take God’s laws lightly. We are to learn to do good.
Dear Father, Forgive us our
insensitivity and lead us in the path of love and truth. Amen.
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