A reminder for
today
Put on your new
nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.(Ephesians 4:24)
Does moral values still exist, or is it dying out? One thing
I can tell you about the world we live in is that rules does not apply anymore.
You see it every day in traffic. The people here in South Africa are disobeying
traffic rules more and more and its is a terrible sickness. I grew up in a
South Africa that functioned by rules and you were punished when you disobeyed
them, but today it is as if people just doesn’t care anymore. This traffic
renegade syndrome started with the minibus taxis that just has no moral
backbone and they drive through traffic disregarding the other cars and
breaking about every rule you can think off. Now I see the same arrogant
driving in every other car. Is it so easy to fall into a bad habit and just
stop caring. You see the same ignorant behavior in how people educate their
children. People disobey rules and this habit is transported to their kids and
in the end we are creating a society with no moral backbone. No wonder the
world has become a place where people are worth less and less each day. Lives are
taken and destroyed as if it is the norm. We see a similar scenario in the
Bible in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. “For
we are about to destroy this city completely. The outcry against this place is
so great it has reached the LORD, and he has sent us to destroy it."(Genesis
19:13)
Can you imagine how the Lord must feel about this world? So today
I want you to think what it is that you teach. What do you show the world
around you about good values. Do you disregard the rules and follow the crowd,
or do you obey the rules and accept the scorns for you are standing by what is
right and what is wrong. We must lead by example, you cannot be angry at
another for breaking a rule when you only obey the ones that you like. When we
stand for right we must always stand by what is right. This the the very heart
of our new nature in Jesus Christ. Jesus did not come here to be popular and
allow the people to live as they did. He spoke against wrongs and He showed
mercy to the outcasts. So to be truly righteous, you must live truly righteous.
Lord, I pray that you will change the hearts of people so
that they can see the mistakes in what they do. Please save us so that we will
turn from our wicked ways and seek you in all we do. Let our hearts seek right
above wrong and do not let us be misguided by the masses. In Jesus name.
Have an awesome day dear friend of Jesus.
Cheers