Righteousness and the Needy
Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes. Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rebuke the oppressor; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow. (Isaiah 1:16)
Who does this anymore? Who calls for such righteousness and such repentance? Where is the cry for righteousness, is it with our nation’s leaders? What preacher will cry-out, repent? Who will decry wickedness? All is politically incorrect in our day. All such speech offends the frail sensibility of some—they might actually need to exercise a conscience.
Having a conscience in our day and age is a rare thing. Giving money back that was found or that was over paid or paying taxes without complaint is looked on as odd or weird. Wholesomeness is viewed as being strange and giving thought to others as being foolhardy. The world we live in is seemingly up-side-down, it’s all gone crazy.
Who suffers?
The lost.
The poor.
The needy.
The fatherless are left unwanted.
The widows.
Isaiah the prophet preached against the ills of his day to the children of Israel. The same holds true today for the church and the world of our day. God knows all that goes on, he has a heart for those in need. Scripture states that he views the good and the evil (Proverbs 15:3) and that he cares about those who are needy (Deuteronomy 24:14), (Psalm 12:5).
The question is do we have His heart? Can we look beyond ourselves and see the great need around us? Once we see the need and suffering of others… how will we respond?
Who does this anymore? Who calls for such righteousness and such repentance? Where is the cry for righteousness, is it with our nation’s leaders? What preacher will cry-out, repent? Who will decry wickedness? All is politically incorrect in our day. All such speech offends the frail sensibility of some—they might actually need to exercise a conscience.
Having a conscience in our day and age is a rare thing. Giving money back that was found or that was over paid or paying taxes without complaint is looked on as odd or weird. Wholesomeness is viewed as being strange and giving thought to others as being foolhardy. The world we live in is seemingly up-side-down, it’s all gone crazy.
Who suffers?
The lost.
The poor.
The needy.
The fatherless are left unwanted.
The widows.
Isaiah the prophet preached against the ills of his day to the children of Israel. The same holds true today for the church and the world of our day. God knows all that goes on, he has a heart for those in need. Scripture states that he views the good and the evil (Proverbs 15:3) and that he cares about those who are needy (Deuteronomy 24:14), (Psalm 12:5).
The question is do we have His heart? Can we look beyond ourselves and see the great need around us? Once we see the need and suffering of others… how will we respond?
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