It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father’s wife. You have become arrogant and have not mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be removed from your midst.
(1 Corinthians 5:1-2, NASB)
In the name of tolerance, have we become arrogant? Have we accepted “immorality among [us]”? Have we become immune to sin and its repercussions?
I listen to my younger Christian friends (and some of my not-so-younger friends), and they’re so accepting of behavior that isn’t Christ-honoring. They post verses on Facebook, and then the next moment, they’re posting something that isn’t, as Paul wrote in Philippians 4:8, true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, excellent or worthy of praise.
Living with one’s boyfriend is okay. Divorce for reasons other than those given in the Bible is okay. Gossip. Pride. Anger. Greed.
They’re all okay.
But they’re not. And I can only imagine how Christ’s heart must be breaking to see the actions of those who claim to be His followers.
Believe me. I’m not perfect. I struggle with some of the very behaviors I mentioned above. But I seek the Lord’s help every day to live as He would have me live. I study His word every day. I spend time in prayer every day.
Because I don’t—I do not—want to break His heart any more than I already have.
Is there anything you’re dong to break Christ’s heart? Give it over to Him.
Today—and every day.
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