It
was interesting to read different news articles for the past few months, that
caught my attention. They are revealing an uglier side of our existence on
Earth. However, today the uglier our life is the more fans or followers or
subscribers, we get. Our depravity has become our brand. Today, by going to a
gala semi-nude, we have caught the world's attention and created a brand for
ourselves. We can be a grown man taking drugs, yet our child-like looks and our
recognisable family name can make us a future movie star material, creating a
brand.
Well
there are many 'Stan Swamys' who are languishing in jail for standing up for
the rights of the poor but what juice is there in having compassion for them?
It's their own disgrace they have to deal with. They don't have the looks, or
the family name or the body that we are crazy about and they are not worth our
attention, standing up for the injustices they face.
Sin
has become our brand. The world has reframed its morality and has introduced
relative truth. It is increasingly pushing the boundaries of unethical
behaviour that the more depraved we are the more recognition it offers. The
founding fathers of any nation for that matter, worked within an ethical
framework. They have become like dinosaurs, fascinating but extinct. To make
them our role models in the present world is a bleak possibility and a sense of
impossibility is increasing with times. If this is the case with humans, what
chance does God stand?
We
are foolish enough to pacify God with our rituals thinking we have tricked Him
into discounting our sins. We have even created gods like money and power which
conveniently do not teach us morality. The Bible describes the present
generation accurately as, "Their end is destruction; their god is their
stomach; their glory is in their shame; and they are focused on earthly
things." It can't be further from the truth as we can unflinchingly spend
37,000 Pounds or 38 lakhs for four to dine, which could be a sum that can save the
life of a person or family. But it’s easy to blame it on the higher
socio-economic status and it’s perfectly ok to be an idiot, emotionally.
The
God of the Bible, Jesus Christ, truly amazes me that He could associate Himself
with us sinful humans in spite of His holiness. He came so that we may have a
relationship with Him and gave a defined moral framework. But time and again we
have rejected Him. We have been stubborn in receiving Him in our heart saying,
“Leave us alone! We don’t want to know your ways. Who is the Almighty, that we
should serve him, and what will we gain by pleading with him?”. We know once He
enters our heart, we will need to clean our act, so it's better to reject.
Sin
allures us with its pleasure but will make us pay a hefty price in the form of
consequences. There won't be any discounts or no cost EMIs. We will all have to
pay in full, with interest. The Bible says, "Start worrying about
yourselves. Worry about your own sins and God’s coming judgment, for judgment
is most certainly on the way.” For this very reason Jesus loved us so much that
He willingly died for our sins and rose again in order for us to have a real
relationship with Him and not some surreal experience. Only with His
forgiveness can we even imagine receiving any discounts for our multitude of
sins.
Reference
2. Stan Swamy
3. Higher socio economic status
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