Woe to the sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken the LORD; they have spurned the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on him. Isaiah 1:4
It is easy to stand on the side and see the sins of others, and then blame them for the conditions of a nation. All over the nation there are many Christians who are pointing fingers at the sins of others. They often state that the nation has become a sinful nation because of others.
Although it is true that the nation has become very sinful in many different ways, one cannot just blame others for this occurrence. In reality it is a group effort to cause a whole nation to become sinful and turn away from God. It is a process of individual people slowly turning away from God.
Many believers will say that they have not turned away from God. The question is: how many times has a person turned down being the witness God called him to be?
A nation is made up of people, individual people. It is individuals who cause a nation as a whole to follow God or reject Him. It is individuals who choose to allow sin to occur. It is individuals who refuse to be a witness of who Jesus is.
When a believer chooses to not be a witness for Jesus, he is causing someone else or the nation to continue to live in sin and reject God. Every believer must give every non-believer a chance to know God and choose or reject Him. Often many will keep quiet and make the choice for the other person.
In this way, many believers have turned their backs on God. This is where Isaiah says woe to that nation and its people.
You have to take a look at your own life. How are you doing at being His witness from day-to-day?
Are you willing to tell others about Jesus every time you get the chance?
Or are you keeping silent and not wanting to offend anyone?
One causes sin to continue, while the other is doing God’s will on this earth.
Are you in partnership with this world in causing great sin?
I pray today that you will be God’s witness every chance you get; that you will keep yourself from all sin; that you will tell everyone about Jesus; and that you will not turn your back on God.
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