Proverbs 21:1-2 “ The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water;
He turns it wherever He wishes. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the hearts.”
I was talking to my father’s pastor this week, and he expressed his concerns concerning morals in both the nation and within the church. He is concerned that people have lost their moral compass to guide them. The word “morals” is defined as: the practice of the duties of life; as a man of correct morals. Our conduct; behavior; course of life, in regard to good and evil. The standards for good or bad character. The standards for what is right and wrong for them.
Proverbs 14:12 “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.” People can be truly sincere about what they believe is good and right, but they can be sincerely wrong. What are people basing their morals upon? For many, they base it upon what is acceptable thoughts words and actions in the culture today … what is right in the eyes of society. But the secular world a swayed by the desires of the flesh (pleasure, position, popularity, profitability and pride). But, really matters is what is “right” in the eyes of the Lord. God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is our true moral compass for what is right or wrong, good or bad, godly or evil. The Word of God communicates the Lord’s standards for His creatures conduct and behavior for living.
Jesus said in Matthew 15:14, “Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.” There are many that argue that “everyone is doing it”. But, as my grandmother used to ask me: “If everyone else was jumping off a cliff, would I jump off with them?” The point is “right is right”, and God defines what is “right”. Don’t follow the “wrong” crowd with their immoral compass. Follow Jesus, listen to the lead of the Holy Spirit, learn, know and obey the Word of God, using them alone as your moral compass for life.
In Christ, Brian
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