Philippians 4:8 (NKJV) Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy-meditate on these things.
Over the last several decades there has been a steady decline in the morals of people across the entire globe.
What used to be shocking is now acceptable. What used to be considered wrong is now believed to be right. What used to be called unethical is now just a way of taking care of yourself and “getting what’s rightly mine”.
Needless to say, that as this moral decay has crept across the world, it has also permeated the church… the body of Christ.
Many children of God now seem to have trouble distinguishing right from wrong, following in the footsteps of the world in so many areas of our lives. The words we speak, the things we look at, watch or listen to without feeling conviction, the clothes we wear that expose our bodies for the world to see.
These are all things that have slowly crept up on us and dimmed our vision when it comes to right and wrong. The lines are, seemingly, forever blurred.
Why has this happened? One word: desensitization
The church has become desensitized to the moral failures of the world, slowly but surely adopting the ways of everyone around them, pulling further and further from the black and white truths of God’s word and adopting a shade of gray that the world says is OK.
You see, the ways of evil can be introduced into society ever-so-slowly, in a way that is so subtle that most people barely notice. And before we know it, we have been duped into believing a lie, and what we used to stand strongly against becomes widely accepted.
It’s time for us to examine our lives and see where we stand. Better yet, we need to let God’s spirit examine us and show us where we have strayed… where we have lost sight of the truth. And then, we need to let Him show us how to get right again.
It’s time for us to get back to the moral standards that God set in place and gave us in His word. And no, this is not a stone being thrown at a particular group or ethnicity.
It is a call to the bride of Christ to get herself cleaned up and prepared for the greatest wedding feast that there will ever be.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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