September 13
Watershed Moment
(Commentary by Richard T. Ritenbaugh)
Sadly, our society has reached a cultural tipping point where civil discourse has collapsed and ideological divisions between left and right have escalated in violence. Shockingly some degenerate people have called the killing of a truth-speaking individual as courageous, poisoning the relationships not only between governments but also between citizens and family members. God's people should assiduously avoid getting swept up in the political and cultural backlash, but remain anchored in Christ, living counterculturally in conviction, courage, and godliness. Isaiah 59 illustrates how sin leads to spiritual blindness, injustice, and violence. God's chosen saints must separate themselves from the corruption of the world, a venue in which it is dangerous to speak the truth. God's called out ones must never mirror the word's hostility and hatred but must reflect God's righteousness regardless of the cost.
