What Causes People to do Evil Things....

What causes people to do evil things? To worship false gods? To turn their back on God Himself? Sin. Sin blinds us to the truth. It deceived us into thinking evil is good, and good is evil. When we turn our backs on God, He turns His back in us. He gives us over to the foolishness of a depraved mind. Our minds become dark and confused. Black becomes white, day becomes night, and good is substituted for evil. And in all this we believe our behavior is right. King Ahab did all of this, and he encouraged others to do it as well. As a result, his life and all Judah suffered greatly. Even in his trials he never consulted God. Instead he rejected Him. Think of all the evil going on today: abortion in demand, selling aborted baby body parts, same sex marriage, transgenderism, euthanasia, banning guns, racism, domestic violence, drugs, and sexual harassment.... I could go on and on. Why do people reject God? Because of their sinful behavior blinds them to the truth. How do you expect to get better if you continue to feed your problem. The bigger the monster gets, and the further you get from the solution, the end is inevitable. Fortunately, we serve a God Who specializes in the impossible. It’s a shame most people don’t realize it. It’s our job to shine the light of truth into this dark world. It’s God’s job to save them. In the darkest night, a flicker of light makes a pathway clear to see and follow. Speak truth in all you do, you might just help make some one blind see.

3 He offered sacrifices in the valley of Ben-Hinnom, even sacrificing his own sons in the fire. In this way, he followed the detestable practices of the pagan nations the Lord had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites. 2 Chronicles 28:3

19 The Lord was humbling Judah because of King Ahaz of Judah, for he had encouraged his people to sin and had been utterly unfaithful to the Lord.20 So when King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria arrived, he attacked Ahaz instead of helping him. 21 Ahaz took valuable items from the Lord’s Temple, the royal palace, and from the homes of his officials and gave them to the king of Assyria as tribute. But this did not help him.22 Even during this time of trouble, King Ahaz continued to reject the Lord. 23 He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus who had defeated him, for he said, “Since these gods helped the kings of Aram, they will help me, too, if I sacrifice to them.” But instead, they led to his ruin and the ruin of all Judah.24 The king took the various articles from the Temple of God and broke them into pieces. He shut the doors of the Lord’s Temple so that no one could worship there, and he set up altars to pagan gods in every corner of Jerusalem. 25 He made pagan shrines in all the towns of Judah for offering sacrifices to other gods. In this way, he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of his ancestors.26 The rest of the events of Ahaz’s reign and everything he did, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 27 When Ahaz died, he was buried in Jerusalem but not in the royal cemetery of the kings of Judah. Then his son Hezekiah became the next king. 2 Chronicles 28:19-27