WHEN WRONG IS RIGHT, AND RIGHT WRONG.

Isaiah 5: 18 – 23


20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.

In the world that we live in today, things seem to have flip-flopped from the way we used to live. I don't think that my recollections are that far off, I mean, things that we used to think of as sinful, are now just referred to as “alternative lifestyles”'.
What we used to call murder is now called choice, we have wiped our foundational beliefs from the public square.
Even the Wicked Witch of the west, is now shown to be a sympathetic character, rather than the depiction of evil that we all grew up with. (remember, She controlled those evil flying monkeys)
In other words; what we knew as right, is now called wrong.

During the time of the prophet Isaiah, there was a great moral reversal. People began to leave the teachings of their elders behind. Some folks even thought that murder, idolatry, and adultery, were good things. Like today, the weight of their sin was lifted, not by confession and repentance, but by bringing those sins into the light of day and proclaiming to them it just feels right, and that their sin should be celebrated.

Boy am I getting preachy. What I'm trying to point out is that the prophets, like Isaiah, were true prophets and visionaries.
It is said that the one test that a person is a prophet, is to see if what they said becomes truth.
Unfortunately, I think that Isaiah came through with flying colors on this topic, and very fortunate for us on others.
We can see that popular culture is constantly challenging Biblical values, turning things upside down in doing so.
The only defense we have is to read, study, memorize, and live out the word of God.

18 Woe to those who draw sin along with cords of deceit, and wickedness as with cart ropes,
19 to those who say, "Let God hurry, let him hasten his work so that we may see it. Let it approach, let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come, so that we may know it."
20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.
22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks,
23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice to the innocent.

True words then, true words now.