Read: Titus
1:10-16
Unto the
pure all things are pure: but
unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. Titus 1:15
When I take
a light-hearted view of sin, I need revival.
I grew up with many kids who came from the
same background as I did. They had good parents who loved them as well as had sacrificed
things so they could attend a solid Christian school. They sat beside me in
Sunday school, and they were in church with me at every service. They were
involved in the youth group activities like soul-winning and nursing home
visitation. They heard the same messages I heard, and they were given the same
warnings and advice that I was. The unfortunate thing is that many of them have
now turned their backs on their upbringing and are living only for the pleasure
of the world.
I paused for a while to contemplate on
what might have caused so many young men to leave what they knew was right for
a life they know is wrong. Thinking back on the what they used to do in high
school, the only conclusion I could draw is that they took a light-hearted view
of sin. It seems to me that much of that attitude was developed from watching
worldly movies and television. What their parents undoubtedly assumed were
innocent get-togethers had turned into evenings filled with movies that were
dishonoring to God. As the cursing and impurity floated from the screen, the
things that at one time would have repulsed them became familiar to them – they
started to accept those wicked things as normal. They no longer saw those sins
as offensive to a holy God. Then came the next step: as they became familiar
with watching others sin on the screen, they began to experiment with them in
their own lives. After accepting those few things on television, it wasn’t long
before they were accepting any sin as normal. They learned how to hide it in
front of the right people, but when the chance came for them to live out that
wickedness, they left the protection of their parents and counselors and dove
headlong into the sin they had acquired such a taste for.
When you find yourself accepting the very
things that you know in your heart you should be repulsed by, then you need
revival. Sin is still sin no matter how accustomed you become to it. One day it
will destroy you if you don’t take care of the problem at the root.
Quote of the day: “He does not love what is good who does not hate what
is evil.”
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