It's easy to see the fruit of Sodom and Gomorrah and why God destroyed them. Their sexual perversion was off the charts. Much of the world, especially the west, including the United States and Israel, are no different today. What is not as easy to see are the roots of Sodom and Gomorrah. Ezekiel mentions what they are: 16:49 Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.
While as believers we may not have the fruit of Sodom, do we have the root of Sodom? One might call it apathy and indifference. Do we have the attitude of Jonah who cared more about a stupid plant than 120,000 people who were in darkness, or do we have the attitude of Abraham who was willing to be an intercessor for the people?
In the book of Matthew we are told that at the end time because iniquity abounds the love of many will grow cold. We see that all around us today. It's easy to be a part of that many. However we are called to be salt and light. We are called to be different.
I struggle with these things too. I feel like I still have quite a bit of Jonah's attitude and not enough of Abraham's. Some of this is probably just human nature, but I think a lot of it in the United States comes from the blending of church and politics that really came to fruition in the '80s with the Moral Majority movement. While I do think we should try and have a positive influence on our government and political systems, the blending that we have seen causes many to believe the notion that conservative politics are the same as biblical standards. They are not. We have allowed many of the talking heads of these movements to dictate morality rather than the Word. Next time you watch some of these people speak, ask yourself the question: are they speaking from a Biblical perspective, or are they just an opposing force to the left? This is something to ponder with yet another crazy election looming upon us. While we can cast our votes and have a minor impact on society (primarily at the local level), the more important item is that we evaluate the conditions of our hearts and get right with our heavenly Father. I truly believe that when our hearts line up with His, as believers we will begin to have a profound impact upon society.
While as believers we may not have the fruit of Sodom, do we have the root of Sodom? One might call it apathy and indifference. Do we have the attitude of Jonah who cared more about a stupid plant than 120,000 people who were in darkness, or do we have the attitude of Abraham who was willing to be an intercessor for the people?
In the book of Matthew we are told that at the end time because iniquity abounds the love of many will grow cold. We see that all around us today. It's easy to be a part of that many. However we are called to be salt and light. We are called to be different.
I struggle with these things too. I feel like I still have quite a bit of Jonah's attitude and not enough of Abraham's. Some of this is probably just human nature, but I think a lot of it in the United States comes from the blending of church and politics that really came to fruition in the '80s with the Moral Majority movement. While I do think we should try and have a positive influence on our government and political systems, the blending that we have seen causes many to believe the notion that conservative politics are the same as biblical standards. They are not. We have allowed many of the talking heads of these movements to dictate morality rather than the Word. Next time you watch some of these people speak, ask yourself the question: are they speaking from a Biblical perspective, or are they just an opposing force to the left? This is something to ponder with yet another crazy election looming upon us. While we can cast our votes and have a minor impact on society (primarily at the local level), the more important item is that we evaluate the conditions of our hearts and get right with our heavenly Father. I truly believe that when our hearts line up with His, as believers we will begin to have a profound impact upon society.
It's easy to see the fruit of Sodom and Gomorrah and why God destroyed them. Their sexual perversion was off the charts. Much of the world, especially the west, including the United States and Israel, are no different today. What is not as easy to see are the roots of Sodom and Gomorrah. Ezekiel mentions what they are: 16:49 Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty and committed abomination before Me; therefore I took them away as I saw fit.
While as believers we may not have the fruit of Sodom, do we have the root of Sodom? One might call it apathy and indifference. Do we have the attitude of Jonah who cared more about a stupid plant than 120,000 people who were in darkness, or do we have the attitude of Abraham who was willing to be an intercessor for the people?
In the book of Matthew we are told that at the end time because iniquity abounds the love of many will grow cold. We see that all around us today. It's easy to be a part of that many. However we are called to be salt and light. We are called to be different.
I struggle with these things too. I feel like I still have quite a bit of Jonah's attitude and not enough of Abraham's. Some of this is probably just human nature, but I think a lot of it in the United States comes from the blending of church and politics that really came to fruition in the '80s with the Moral Majority movement. While I do think we should try and have a positive influence on our government and political systems, the blending that we have seen causes many to believe the notion that conservative politics are the same as biblical standards. They are not. We have allowed many of the talking heads of these movements to dictate morality rather than the Word. Next time you watch some of these people speak, ask yourself the question: are they speaking from a Biblical perspective, or are they just an opposing force to the left? This is something to ponder with yet another crazy election looming upon us. While we can cast our votes and have a minor impact on society (primarily at the local level), the more important item is that we evaluate the conditions of our hearts and get right with our heavenly Father. I truly believe that when our hearts line up with His, as believers we will begin to have a profound impact upon society.
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