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\nDeu 16:18-20<\/b>\u00a0<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u201cYou shall appoint judges and officers in all your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.\u00a0You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.\u00a0Justice, and only justice, you shall follow, that you may live and inherit the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The perversion of \u201cJustice\u201d is wrong and is to be righteous – (good, upright, worthy, ethical, moral, just, honest, faultless, uncorrupted, pure, God-fearing, justified, sound, valid, reasonable, and innocent).<\/p>\n
\n2 Timothy 3:1-5 But know this: Hard times will come in the last days. For people will be lovers of self,\u00a0lovers of money,\u00a0boastful, proud,\u00a0demeaning, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,\u00a0unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers,\u00a0without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,\u00a0traitors,\u00a0reckless,\u00a0conceited,\u00a0lovers of pleasure\u00a0rather than lovers of God,\u00a0holding to the form of godliness but denying its power.\u00a0Avoid these people.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
When our sports, social media influencers, and TV star\u2019s opinions are counted as worthy of listening too, when our governing (federal, state, and local) politicians are ungodly, unholy, and give no thought to God, when our social and media news outlets spew hate, anger, fear, and division, when our courts are administered by corrupt men and women, when our teachers and professors disavow any reference and fear of God, when our churches preach and teach soft baby food messages that do not grow and mature it\u2019s congregations but rather make people feel comfortable, when the Word of God is neglected, when a persons devotion amounts to nothing more than listening to \u201cChristian\u201d music, when there is nothing to drive a person to repentance, when there is more time spent watching TV or social media stuff, and when Christians are silent, it is no wonder justice is perverted, good is called bad, wrong is called right, and people are lovers of self, unholy, unloving, boastful, proud, demeaning, without self control, etc\u2026. Know that \u201clast days\u201d are here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
People are led astray and deceived so easily. There is little to no thought in their minds about serving, obeying, and growing in wisdom and knowledge of God and things of God. They have become unable to see the wickedness and injustice rampant around them. They are blinded by the way things are and have neglected God\u2019s Word to the point of being unable to know and see the signs of the times. They are sheep being led astray by wolves in sheep\u2019s clothing.<\/p>\n
Sodom and Gomorrah were prosperous, living at ease, and gave no thought to or about God. They were corrupt in every way. They followed after the deep sinful desires of their hearts and minds. Jesus said it would have been more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah than the city(s) that reject the message of the Kingdom of Heaven at hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
How much more do we need to see to know the state of our country, states, and cities? How much further away from God can we get unless God causes a revival and turns hearts toward Him? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Justice is perverted when the Word of God is rejected or neglected. There is no guide for decisions to be rendered other than by the thoughts and whims of those making the decisions and judgments. Right is right and wrong is wrong when there are Holy Spirit-filled people, who love God, love God\u2019s Word, and seek to honor and glorify Jesus Christ. Many times we want justice but we base the outcome we want on selfish and self-righteous thoughts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Here are three shocking statistics\u00a0 to think about for a moment:<\/p>\n
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- Fewer than 1 in 5 Americans (18%) are Scripture Engaged.<\/li>\n
- Only 2 out of 5 Americans (39%) are considered \u201cBible Users,\u201d meaning they use their Bible 3 or more times a\u00a0year<\/em>.<\/li>\n
- Of the 42 million Americans who attend a Bible-believing church, only 21% see the Bible as relevant to all of life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Know this: God is withholding His wrath and anger against ungodliness. He is doing this because of His grace, mercy, and love and not wanting any to perish and suffer eternal damnation. We can not keep blinders on and deafen our ears to the injustices and wrongs that are rampant around us. We can not be silently standing by. We need to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and call out sin as sin against God.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Oh that our hearts and minds would find it worthwhile to dive deep into God\u2019s Word rather than allowing them to be consumed by worldly influences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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