Is this the repeat of History?

Isaiah 3:8-12

“For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence.  For the look on their faces bears witness against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it.  Woe to them!  For they have brought evil on themselves.  Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.  Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, for what his hands have dealt out shall be done to him.  My people—infants are their oppressors, and women rule over them.  O my people, your guides mislead you and they have swallowed up the course of your paths.”

Is this the repeat of history, and as people who go by the name of Christian are we any different than these Jewish people who are the chosen of God?  I would tell you to open your newspaper and read the current events, but there is a problem with the news of this day, they put the world’s spin on the news, because they are under the authority of the one Jesus refers to as the thief in John 10:10.  So as a reader, it is your decision to discern if these same things are reoccurring in 2014?

It is important to ponder on these words: “For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah has fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence.  It is God who is offended, and does the Creator not have the right to do to His creation whatever He desires?  If you need understanding of what kind of speech God is upset with, go to Psalm 73:8-11, and you will see a prideful people who scoff and speak with malice; loftily they threaten oppression.  And like today, the chosen people of God kept their mouths shut, and did not stand against or speak out against sin.  And you may ask who is God’s glorious presence, it is the Hebrew people, and His church, and anyone who has a personal relationship by faith with Jesus Christ.

What does God tell us about Sodom; “Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord.” (Genesis 13:13) These men were sinning against God, but I’m sure in the newspaper of their day they were progressive.  What was their sin, unnatural affection for another man, and the name Sodomite originated from these men: Sodomite, a person who has anal sex with another person: someone who practices sodomy.   As a nation we have turned our hearts from what God says to what the progressives and sinful people want, but the question must me asked, has God changed?  If you believe the Scripture we are told the following; “And also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind”  (1 Samuel 15:29) These words were spoken by Samuel to king Saul who did not take God’s Word seriously, and it cost him his kingdom.  So if God cannot lie or change His mind, where does a society go with same sex marriages, with changing the name to Gay, does that change God’s thoughts on the matter?  The answer is no, it is unnatural, it is evil and sinful to our Father, and our Nation is experiencing judgment.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice