August 7

People throughout all time and in all places have been well-acquainted with sin. Our day is no exception, yet there is a progression toward coarsening, there is an acceptance of wickedness now that has been unprecedented. The title of Robert Bork’s book, Slouching to Gomorra paints the picture—we are leaning into sin.

There was a time when moral people stood tall against unrighteousness, but we have become so inured to it that we, like sailboats on the sea, are caught in the drift that is propelled by the wind. Because we are not alert and we don’t maintain constant vigilance over our course, we will find ourselves at a destination far from where we intend to go.

As always, God’s wisdom has guidance for the circumstance in which we find ourselves. In Proverbs 4:25-27 we are told to, “Let your eyes look with purpose and let your gaze be straight before you that you may consider well the path for your feet. Let all your ways be established aright…remove your foot from evil.” There is action required of us if we are to avert evil!

It is essential that we assess our path. We have to know where we’re going rather than blindly follow the crowd or let the evil wind carry us. We have to consider the consequence of the choices we make. We will become part of what we enter—rather like the raindrop that becomes part of the sea. If we don’t want to blend into the evil around us, we must require our feet to turn from it!