May 15

   
Psalm 3, 4, 12, 13, 28, 55
You, Lord, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked, who freely strut about while depravity is honored by the human race. (Psalm 12:7-8) Over the past several days I have been carrying on a dialogue with some who are promoting depravity in our nation, attempting to give it legitimacy by twisting God's word to give it a place of honor in the church. This passage from today's reading speaks to the current moral issues our nation is facing. Anyone who has seen a gay pride parade should be able to see the correlation. Our sitting president has come out with a statement honoring this depravity. Unfortunately, there are those within the the church who are being taken in by this deception. The wicked are truly freely strutting, bullying the righteous, forcing their depravity upon us. We are made to look like fanatical zealots because we speak out against immorality. The wicked have made a mockery of God's grace, promoting that which is clearly unnatural, exchanging the truth of God for a lie. I have been accused of being hateful when I speak out against this depravity. However, the exact opposite is true. God, and I, would that all would turn from their wicked ways and seek God before it is everlastingly too late. Is it hateful to attempt to save a drowning person? Lord, please open the eyes of the deceived, that they might promote your truth, in order to bring salvation to the lost. Amen.