When We Leave God Out…

In a world where shaming and bullying are renounced, and political correctness is seen as law, we tend to miss the major point of leaving God out. When we leave God out of our lives by abandoning His ways, shame is a natural consequence. Abandoning God is an evil and bitter thing. People wonder why they “feel” a certain way when they choose a God-less lifestyle, or embrace a worldview that goes against truth. Without God, Life doesn’t work, at least not in the sense of His design. When you begin to use a tool for something other than it was designed for, it may do the job for that moment, but it’s not fulfilling its purpose. The same happens with human beings. When they live in opposition to God, at first it may seem to work, but eventually it begins to fall apart. That’s when man begins to demand reality to obey him, by demanding new rights, redefining words, and forcing tolerance on others by being intolerant. No matter how hard he tries, he cannot alter reality. The only thing he alters is his own perception of reality, which leads to the eternal struggle with internal turmoil. He can’t escape it. There’s no winning. Man’s wickedness will bring its own punishment. If only believers did a better job at making this truth clear. It will never rescue everyone, but maybe a few would “get it”, and turn to the only solution for our sin problem, Jesus.

19 Your wickedness will bring its own punishment. Your turning from Me will shame you. You will see what an evil, bitter thing it is to abandon the Lord your God and not to fear Him. I, the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken! Jeremiah 2:19

21 But I was the One who planted you, choosing a vine of the purest stock–the very best. How did you grow into this corrupt wild vine? 22 No amount of soap or lye can make you clean. I still see the stain of your guilt. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken! Jeremiah 2:21-22