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Wednesday  30  January

I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadest thee by the way that thou shouldest go. O that thou hands hearkened to my commandments. Then had thy peace been as a river.    Isaiah 48, 17 -18.

Giving morals a free rein -- what is left?

If we compare people’s attitude do social and moral questions at the present time with those at the start of the twentieth century, we shall quickly recognize that in numerous spheres we have thrown a lot overboard - to our detriment. Here are  some examples:

Social life. Both the roles and the structure of the family have changed. In the eyes of the law the husband is no longer the head of the family, as God had ordained. Often the wife does not accept her position as a “helpmeet” (= a complement), as the Word of God teaches. The respective parts played by husband and wife regarding authority and upbringing in a family are now largely discredited, while the woman’s place in the home is secondary and often even ridiculed - wrongly, and with terrible consequences.

Morality. In this field attitudes are becoming more and more lax. Violence and pornography are rampant everywhere. Unnatural and perverse sexual practices are condoned.

Our laws, which in many cases were based on godly principles, or at least appealed to our instinctive sense of right and wrong (cf. Romans 2, 14 - 15) have been made to conform to situations which man is apparently powerless to alter. Abortions has been legalized, divorce has become commonplace, while society encourage cohabitation in place of marriage.

In the face of this tide which threatens to flood the whole world the Word of God remains firm; its immutable principles are the foundation for the believer’s life.