April 5

Judges 19-21
It's difficult for me to understand how people who profess to be followers of God can read the Bible, and then proclaim that homosexuality is alright. Here we see a war where tens of thousands of men lose their lives, and it all began because Benjamite men wanted to have sex with a Levite man who was passing through town. God clearly saw their acts of sexual immorality as an abomination, and masterminds a war to bring retribution against the Benjamites. Then, the only thing that keeps the Benjamites from becoming an extinct tribe is a plan that delivers women to be the surviving men's wives. Much of what takes place in this episode is barbaric and tragic, from the homosexuality, to the abuse and murder of the Levite's concubine, to the war, and the deception to provide wives. It's hard to wrap my mind around it all. However, it is obvious what sin seeded the barbarity. God has always found homosexuality to be an abomination! We Christians need to remain firm in our resolve to not give in to our current societal dysfunctionality that is embracing this corruption and proclaiming it to a normal and acceptable lifestyle. We must remember that this too is the fulfillment of prophecy, where we are told that in the last days right will be called wrong, and wrong will be called right.