Proverbs 14:34: "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people."
I think this verse is so timely for our present national predicament. We live in a culture that calls good evil and thinks of sin as good. We've so heralded personal freedom that we've lost touch with decency, modesty, and holiness. But we need not think that this is how we must live; we are not obligated to follow along with the cultural milieu. In fact, we are continually reminded by Christians that we are not of this world although we remain in it. The truth is that we have an obligation to consecrate the sinfulness around us, beginning with the sin that is in us. This happens, quite plainly, through giving ourselves fully to Christ. Let us then set it in our minds and in our hearts to fix our eyes on Jesus and live lives of righteousness that He has called us to.
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