The Parading Of Sin

I know I said this last time, but I will make it a point of returning to this blog a lot more frequently.  When I looked at the last few posts, I didn't realize it had been so long.

Returning to the book of Isaiah, chapter 3, I am reminded of how much of this chapter is reflected in our society today.

This chapter is titled "Judgement against Judah" and in it the Lord took away everything from Jerusalem and Judah, everything they depended on.  All food, water, soldiers, high officials, judges.  Everyone.

A line in verse 5 gave me the chills: ". . .Young people will insult their elders, and vulgar people will sneer at the honorable."  My mind goes to our current political climate (take off your left/right hat for a moment and stand back.)  If you viewed the latest speech by our President with vileness, remember verse 5.  Be better than that.

Line 9 was especially troubling too: ". . . they display their sin like the people of Sodom and don't even try to hide it."  Sin is being paraded around us everywhere, on our streets, on our social media feeds, news, and on the shows we watch.

Finally, starting at verse 16, the "beautiful" is flirting with their eyes, flaunting their wares.  But the Lord will strip away all of the beautifulness, the physical objects, and will judge them for their sins.