What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good
is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet
is bitter. What sorrow for
those who are wise in their own eyes and think themselves so clever.
What sorrow for those who are heroes at drinking wine and
boast about all the alcohol they can hold. They take bribes to let the wicked go
free, and they punish the innocent.
Isaiah 5:18-23
Isaiah was no stranger to the culture of movers
and shakers at the center of Jerusalem’s elite. He was prophet in the land of Judah at a time
when God’s people were led by self-absorbed, hedonists, who cared little for God
or the people they were called to serve.
Their primary interest was only focused on the next party in town, and
the next deal they could swing to fatten their power and bank accounts. The suffering of families in poverty and
starvation were not on their agenda; they had business, self-elevating
business, to which they must attend; everything else had to wait – even if it
punished the innocent.
We have a problem with that these days, and have had
that as a problem since the Garden of Eden.
Where there are rulers over people, there is corruption and suffering of
those ruled. And those who suffer most
are those who are the least able to defend themselves. In America, they are located in the womb.
Seven weeks ago (June 28, 2022) the Supreme Court issued
its decision overturning Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 decision that allowed for
abortion.[1] In the last half-century
millions of babies have died because Americans supported the rights of the
woman (and man) outside the womb, as having precedence
over the rights of the minor child growing within the womb. The innocent were punished.
And, making no mistake about who’s to blame, the court
that made that decision in 1973 was 9 men and 0 women. The current court which overturned the death
decision of 1973, has 6 men and 3 women.
Seems a move towards equality has common sense!
For You Today
The struggle isn’t
over. It won’t be as long as hearts are
selfish, and God is ignored. Until then
the innocent will be punished.
There are about 2,000 devotional
posts and 400 sermons in the Rocky Road Devotions
library. To dig deeper on
today’s topic, explore some of these: Small Package - Big Message and Eyes that Do Not See; Ears that
Do Not Hear
[1] Images: Pixabay.com Unless noted, Scripture quoted from The New Living Translation©
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