We live in a
time where the chances of fulfilling our desire, whatever they may be, extremely
high. The huge availability of options, alternative solutions, AI enhanced
technologies, well connected friends, influential circle are all a possibility,
today. Using one’s discretion doesn’t need much thought as options and
resources are easily available. This is dangerous. We count it lucky by being
well connected but the scary part is that it blurs our moral judgement of right
and wrong. This is the very reason famous, powerful, and highly connected
people are convicted guilty by the court of law.
Variety and
accessibility of options has made man extremely arrogant and considers oneself
so powerful that he/she cannot be touched. The first thing power makes you do is
to silence the conscience that urges you to do the right thing. Dr Bobby Conway
puts this beautifully, "If you don't know already, your conscience
is an immaterial moral operating system that God created in your soul to help
you make decisions.". The Bible states, God has set written moral
law in our hearts that has the potential to guide and lead us, but because of
our self-centeredness we want to be a self-governed human being. Follow the
excerpt by Mark Sayers who describes the progressive vision of the world as "the
kingdom without the King." we want all of God’s blessings- without
submitting to his loving rule and reign. We want progress without his presence.
We want justice without justification. We want horizontal implications of the
gospel for society -without the vertical reconciliations of sinners with God.
We want society to conform to our standard of moral purity-without God's
standard of personal holiness. This can be dangerous because if every
individual looks to himself as a standard then not only he/she messes life
operating system but contributes to a chaotic family and a society.
Timothy Keller states this, "modern culture insists that we should "be ourselves", but what feels most natural to a person might be both wrong and disastrous. We need a moral norm and standard outside ourselves to show us what we should express and what we should not.". And the best person is Christ Jesus the Saviour, one who claimed to be the only way to God the father. Jesus is God indeed, not because this blog claims so but because He claimed it and He proved by all He did that which includes His historical death and His resurrection. Once we find the forgiveness and commit to His sovereign rule, He protects from all evil and dangers. Most of the time natural barriers and hindrances in some form appear when we are ready to take wrong steps. Usually, we tend to overcome and do it our way. But the best thing is to abandon the wrong priorities and follow the cue to avoid every form of evil. And to do so you can talk to the Saviour, He will help you and keep you from all evil and dangers and protect your soul
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