Malachi 2:17
You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied Him?” In that you say, “ Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and He delights in them,” or, “ Where is the God of justice?”
In this prophetic book Malachi provides strong indictment for the nation of Israel in regard to their conduct and misdeeds. In the above statement we see one of the most egregious acts they committed: They failed to practice pure justice, which would demonstrate the character of their God. Instead of standing for truth their leaders perverted truth and flipped it upside down. They didn't just ignore truth and justice but they tried to re-define it. Instead of ignoring truth they reshaped it by pointing to evil and calling it good. Are we not in the same place in our society today. Abortion has killed and will continue to kill millions of infants. Instead of leadership standing up and calling it evil they run political platforms on it and win!!! The majority votes for it. They have called evil good! They question that God even cares about homosexuality, poverty or truth. God sent His son to provide pure justice and to give us an example of truth and a way to truth. Even though we live in a world of deluded truth we can still take our own stand for God's truth and justice. In our homes and in our churches and in our communities we can speak out against injustice and when we see evil we can call it evil.
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