ILLS OF OUR SOCIETY
INTRODUCTION
The ills of our society does not promote good health for a nation founded on the principles of a godly nature. The term ill denotes that which is not healthy, unsound, resulting in suffering and distress, and not being up to recognized standards of excellence or conduct.
There are forces within who are attempting to destroy all that is good and moral. The ills of our society are identified in the words of the Prophet Isaiah: Woe to them that call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to them that are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight (Isaiah 5:20-21)! Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him (Isaiah 5:23).
Such conduct did not go unnoticed; nor will the ills of our society, for the Prophet Isaiah, in speaking the words of the Lord, said: Therefore as the fire devours the stubble, and the flame consumes the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness: and their blossom shall go up as dust; because they have cast away the law of the Lord, and despised the word of the Holy One (Isaiah 5:24).
Ills of Our Society
Pandora's Box of Evils
In Greek mythology a story is told of a box sent by the gods to Pandora which she was forbidden to open. She opened the box out of curiosity and loosened a swarm of evils upon mankind: a prolific source of troubles. Though this is only a myth; it is as if this has happened in regards to the ills of our society! Safeguards that were in place yesteryear are being cast aside to allow evil to override that which is morally and biblical correct.
The Apostle Paul wrote: This know, that in the last days (which we are in) perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous (money lovers), boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedience to parents, unthankful, unholy.
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent (without self-control), fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady (reckless), high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away (2 Timothy 3:1-5). It was noted that a form of godliness is mere religion without power or spiritual life.
Sound the Alarm
Does one set in their chair of comfort while they see biblical principles, that our forefathers instilled, being ushered out? Or does one sound the alarm to bring the truth of God's Word to a nation that has misplaced godly values; ushering in the ills of our society?
Ills of our society include Socialism, Marxism, cousins of Communism; Critical Race Theory (CRT), the Great Reset Plan, instituted by the World Economic Forum; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) transformation; to name but a few, that would upset the normality of life. Included in this spin-off of evil is abortion, homosexuality, same sex marriage, and transgenderism as a way of life, though condemned in God’s Word.
Scripture reveals: Blow you the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord comes, for it is nigh (near) at hand (Joel 2:1). The trumpet was used primarily in religious purposes to call the congregation together for meetings, to usher in the beginning of a new month, and to note solemn days and festive occasions. In this instance, it was used to alarm the people the seriousness of the crisis that was upon them!
Those Who Flaunt
God's Word
As people of the land parade their sin before God, with no remorse or condemnation towards the ills of our society, does not the righteous become as Lot? Apostle Peter noted: For that righteous man dwelling among them (in Sodom), in seeing and hearing, vexed (troubled) his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds (2 Peter 2:8).
For those who flaunt God's Word and promote the ills of our society it will take the hand of Almighty God to bring conviction and change. Apostle Peter revealed: God turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes condemned them with an overthrow (destruction), making them an example to those that after (afterward) should live ungodly (2 Peter 2:6). That which brought God's judgment, and troubled Lot's righteous soul, is flourishing today as the ills of our society continue!
Ills of our Society
as a Cancerous Growth
Ungodly values (the ills of our society) are continuing to blossom forth with resistance being brushed aside. Laws and rulings are being instituted, to enhance the the ills of our society, that previously would never have been considered! Those advocating ungodly lifestyles are being placed in positions of authority to help promote continuation. Godly values have eroded to the place that the ills of our society has become as a cancerous growth.
The Prophet Amos noted: Shall horses run upon the rock? Will one plow there with oxen? For you have turned judgment (justice) into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock (Amos 6:12). It was noted that horses do not run on rocks or else they would become lame; nor does one plow rocks with oxen or else the plow would be broken, to violate natural law is to reap the consequences!
The word hemlock refers to a plant that poison is derived from. Poison infects or pollutes the body until injury, illness, or death results. It can be a harmful influence such will ruin, taint, inhibit, or embitter. When acceptability comes to the forefront of the previously unacceptable, it brings forth a problematic reversal of what use to be. As stated earlier, it will take the hand of God to set one "free" from such an embrace!
Captivated by the World
Scripture reveals: While he (Lot) lingered, the men (angels) laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful to him: and they brought him forth, and set him without (outside) the city of Sodom (Genesis 19:16).
After being directed to escape for their life they were directed to look not back, lest they be consumed. Lot's wife looked back and she became a pillar of salt (Genesis 19:26). What so captivated Lot's wife that she became disobedient to the command to not look back?
What so captivated Lot that he held back from fleeing a city about to be destroyed? Jesus revealed the apathy that would be in the world at His return; then stated: Remember Lot's wife (Luke 17:32)! What would so captivate one's attention that they would not heed the warning signs of the coming wrath of God?
Falling into Category
of Acceptability
We are living in a time when what one allows into their life can have a harmful influence on a believer in Christ; if one falls into the category of acceptability, of that which is being promoted. The church, the body of Christ, in many instances, has opened its doors of acceptance to the ills of our society. The separation that use to identify the believer in Christ is becoming more remote!
The Prophet Jeremiah cried out: Thus saith the Lord, Stand you in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk therein (Jeremiah 6:16)!
The people refused to walk in the traditional ways of true righteousness but instead walked in their own desired ways. Is the ills of our society not of the same spirit? Jeremiah revealed the result of disobedience: Hear, O earth; behold, I (God) will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened to my words, nor to my law, but rejected it (Jeremiah 6:19). What makes any nation, or individual, believe they are above God's call for repentance?
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