THE EMBRACING OF
IMMORALITY
INTRODUCTION
The embracing of immorality is changing the makeup of nations of a godly nature that has now allowed immorality to surface and gain momentum. We are witnessing nations, once nourished by the hand of God, being weighed in the balance and found wanting.
The Prophet Daniel revealed a king who had been weighed in the balance and found wanting by God (Daniel 5:26) after bringing forth the golden and silver vessels which had been taken out of the temple in Jerusalem and drinking wine out of them, praising the gods of gold, and of silver.
Scripture reveals that in the same hour the king was weighed in the balance and found wanting and in the same night was held accountable. Is it conceivable that a nation, or individual, can openly defy God and not suffer His wrath?
The Embracing of Immorality
Intercessor Needed
The Prophet Ezekiel, in speaking the words of the Lord, said: I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but found none (Ezekiel 22:30). It was noted that God was seeking a man to stand in the gap for the land; one that would present himself on behalf of the people; seeking mercy for them, and acting as an intercessor as Moses for the people of Israel, but found none.
Under such conditions there would be no intercessor, nor reformer, no repairer of the breach, no restorer of the paths to dwell in. The Prophet Isaiah noted that there would be a time when the old waste places would be built; the foundations of many generations effected; and would be called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of the breach, and the restorer of paths to dwell in (Isaiah 58:12).
Unwavering Faith
Thank God for those who are as little David facing the giant Goliath; who was willing to stand firm, when all others were fearful. David would became the one to stand in the gap for the land; that not even Goliath could oppose, because God’s hand was upon David, who later would become the leader of the nation of Israel.
David’s faith was in God; and that faith did not waiver, for he knew that it was the hand of God who had delivered him from the mouth of the lion and the paw of the bear, and would deliver him again. Scripture reveals that David said to Goliath: You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defiled. This day will the Lord deliver you into my hand, and I will smite (slay) you (1 Samuel 17:45-46).
We are witnessing nations being threatened by stronger and mightier ones; seeking to conquer the land, its people, and take away their freedom; but through God’s delivering power they stand in the midst of such opposition. There needs to be a like-minded stand against the embracing of immorality as a detriment towards its continuation.
Advancement of Evil
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 that loosened a swarm of evils upon mankind: a prolific source of troubles. We are witnessing a swarm of evils engulfing many a nation who come to relish immorality rather than godliness. Sin has encompassed many by allowing the ungodly to be appointed or elected in positions of authority and influence.
There is the edging out of good and advancement of evil, as warned by 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). The embracing of immorality has taken its toll in many lands that has allowed its continuation.
Formerly of a Godly Nature
The embracing of immorality by nations, formerly of a godly nature, is as a new face put forth that is not pretty; being heavily adorned to hide its true features. There is a deception brewing, coming to a boiling point, which invites the Judgment of God to be unleashed; or a judgmental stroke towards restoration back to God.
Apostle Peter wrote as to why judgment has yet to happen, in saying: The Lord is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). Just prior to that verse Peter noted: Whereby the world that then was (pre-Flood days of Noah), being overflowed with water, perished.
The heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire, against (until) the Day of Judgment and perdition (destruction) of ungodly men (2 Peter 3:6-7). What is the status of nations today; are they facing God’s wrath or abiding in His mercy?
Vain Thoughts
We are suffering from the corrosive immoral breath of the 21st century. It was noted that the secularism humanism, materialism, liberalism, and commercialism of our day have devastated our resources of security. The Prophet Jeremiah cried out: O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved, How long shall your vain (wicked) thoughts lodge with you (Jeremiah 4:14)?
It was noted that such thinking today can arise from many sources such as absorbing immoral movies and television; carelessly surfing the Internet; listening to malicious talk; ignoring the Word of God; giving into a materialistic worldview.
Will we allow the sanctifying Scriptures and the purifying blood of Christ to cleanse our heart and mind or will we persist in sin-filled thinking and experience God's judgment? The answer to that question reveals what the final destiny of a nation, or people, will be: Continuing in sin and degradation, or prevention of such through allowing godly instruction and learning to prevail in the land.
A Sudden Catastrophe
It is impossible to enslave mentally or socially a Bible-reading people. The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom (Horace Greenly). It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible (George Washington). The Bible is the rock on which our Republic rests (Andrew Jackson). If the fires of freedom and civil liberties burn low in other lands, they must be made brighter in our own. If in other lands, the press and books and literature of all kinds are censored, we must redouble our effort here to keep them free.
If in other lands the eternal truths of the past are threatened by intolerance, we must provide a safe place for their continuation (Franklin D. Roosevelt). If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity (Daniel Webster). Voices of the past emphasizing the importance of God’s Word and its influence.
Producing of Wild Grapes
The embracing of immorality is represented in the Parable of the Vineyard, which later became a Parable of Judgment. The Prophet Isaiah noted that God fenced it, and gathered (cleared) out the stones thereof, and planted it in with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein; and looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes (Isaiah 5:2).
A question was asked: What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes (Isaiah 5:4)? God had sent His prophets forth; to stand in the gap for the land that He would not destroy it, but the people of the land refused to listen, rather relished in their ungodly and immoral ways. Are we not witnessing such today through the embracing of immorality?
Preventing God's Judgment
The Prophet Isaiah gave God’s response in the Parable of the Vineyard: I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will take away the hedge thereof (His provision), and it shall be eaten up (consumed); and break down the wall (protection), and it shall be trodden (trampled) down (Isaiah 5:5).
An antidote to preventing God’s judgment, was given to King Solomon: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal the land (2 Chronicles 7:14).
It was noted that while this promise was given regarding the people of Israel, it is applicable to all who call on the Lord in repentance and faith. This verse reflects a high expression of God’s loving readiness to hear the prayers of a repentant people.
Failure to Repent
Scripture reveals the result of failure to repent: If you turn away, and forsake my statues and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; then will I pluck you up by the roots out of my land, which I have given you; and will cast you out of my sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all nations. And they, which pass by, shall say, why has the Lord done this?
And it shall be answered, because they forsook the Lord God, and embraced other gods, and worshipped them, and served them; therefore He brought all this calamity upon them (2 Chronicles 7:15-22). Many take God for granted; of His willingness to forgive, but overlook the fact that He will not overlook committing sin without judgment; if there is failure towards a repentant heart and seeking forgiveness.
Final Destiny
The embracing of immorality, without repentance, and the benefit of a Savior (the Lord Jesus Christ), will commit one’s soul to the very pits of Hell, in which there is no escape once judgment has been set. The Prophet Isaiah declared: Hell has enlarged herself; and opened her mouth (a bottomless pit) without measure; and their (the unrepentant in heart) glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoices (in one’s sins), shall descend into it (Isaiah 5:14).
Apostle Paul
wrote: Being made free from sin (through Jesus Christ as one’s Savior), we
become servants (dedicated) to God, and our fruit (works) unto holiness, and
the end everlasting life (a heavenly reward). For the wages
of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through (in) Jesus Christ
our Lord (Romans 6:22-23). Whosoever
shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10:13).
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