THE EMBRACING OF
IMMORALITY
INTRODUCTION
The embracing of immorality refers to the conscious acceptance, adoption, or pursuit of behaviors, thoughts, or lifestyles that violate established ethical, moral, or religious standards. It is often described as a shift where vice is normalized, and what was once considered wrong is welcomed or celebrated.
The embracing of immorality is changing the makeup of nations once of a godly nature having allowed immorality to surface and be nurtured. Are we now witnessing nations, who previously were nourished by the hand of God, being weighed in the balance and found wanting (Daniel 5:26)? Is it conceivable that an unrepentant nation, or individual, can openly defy God and not suffer His wrath?
The Embracing of Immorality
Intercessor Required
The Prophet Ezekiel, in speaking the words of the Lord, said: I sought for a man among them that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but found none (Ezekiel 22:30). It was noted God was seeking someone to stand in the gap for the land; one that would present himself on behalf of the people; seeking mercy for them, and acting as an intercessor as Moses did for the people of Israel, but found none.
Under such circumstances there would be no intercessor, nor reformer, no repairer of the breach, no restorer of the paths to dwell in. However, the Prophet Isaiah noted that there would be a time when the old waste places would be built; the foundations of many generations affected; and be called, the repairer of the breach, the restorer of the breach, and the restorer of paths to dwell in (Isaiah 58:12).
Unwavering Faith
Thank God there are those who are as little David facing the giant Goliath; willing to stand firm, when all others are fearful. David would become the one to stand in the gap for the land; that not even Goliath would be victorious over, because God’s hand was upon David, who later would become the leader of the nation of Israel.
David’s faith was in God; and that faith did not waiver, for he knew that it was the hand of God who had delivered him from the mouth of the lion and the paw of the bear and would deliver him again. Scripture reveals that David said to Goliath: You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield; but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defiled. This day will the Lord deliver you into my hand, and I will smite (slay) you (1 Samuel 17:45-46).
We are witnessing nations being threatened by stronger and mightier ones; seeking to conquer the land, its people, and take away their freedom; but through God’s delivering power they continue to oppose such dominating forces. There needs to a like-minded stand against the embracing of immorality as a detriment toward its continuation and spreading as a cancerous growth.
Advancement of Evil
In Greek mythology a story is told of a box sent by the gods to Pandora, which she was forbidden to open. She opened the box out of curiosity that loosened a swarm of evils upon mankind: a prolific source of troubles. We are witnessing a swarm of evils engulfing nations who relish the embracing of immorality rather than godliness.
Are we witnessing the edging out of good with the advancement of evil, as warned by the Prophet Isaiah: Woe to them that call evil good and good evil; that put darkness for light and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight (Isaiah 5:20-21); which justify the wicked for reward and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him (Isaiah 5:23). The embracing of immorality has taken on the very nature that Isaiah prophesied.
Formerly a Godly Nature
The embracing of immorality by nations, or individuals, formerly of a godly nature, is as one being heavily adorned to hide their true features. There is a deception brewing, coming to a boiling point, which invites the Judgment of God being unleashed or a judgmental stroke towards a return to God.
The Apostle Peter wrote: Whereby the world that then was (pre-Flood days of Noah), being overflowed with water perished. The heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire, against (until) the Day of Judgment and perdition (destruction) of ungodly men (2 Peter 3:6-7). What is the status of nations, and individuals, today; is one facing God’s wrath or abiding in His mercy?
Apostle Peter wrote as to why judgment is being held in reserve: The Lord is slack concerning his promise (destruction of the ungodly), as some men count slackness; but is long-suffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9).
Vain Thoughts
The Prophet Jeremiah, in speaking the words of the Lord, cried out: O Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved, how long shall your vain (wicked) thoughts lodge with you (Jeremiah 4:14)?
It was noted that such thinking today can arise from many sources: absorbing immoral movies and television; carelessly surfing the Internet; listening to malicious talk; ignoring the Word of God; giving into a materialistic worldview. This is but a sample of what is being consumed through the luxury, or misfortunate, of the electronics of our day.
A Sudden Catastrophe
Prevention of the embracing of immorality or other destructive forces: It is impossible to enslave mentally or socially a Bible-reading people. The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom (Horace Greenly). It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible (George Washington). The Bible is the rock on which our Republic rests (Andrew Jackson).
If the fires of freedom and civil liberties burn low in other lands, they must be made brighter in our own. If in other lands the eternal truths of the past are threatened by intolerance, we must provide a safe place for their continuation (Franklin D. Roosevelt). If we abide by the principles taught in the Bible, our country will go on prospering and to prosper; but if we neglect its instructions and authority, no man can tell how sudden a catastrophe may overwhelm us and bury all our glory in profound obscurity (Daniel Webster).
Parable of Judgment
The embracing of immorality, and other forces of evil, is represented in the Parable of the Vineyard, which later became a Parable of Judgment. The Prophet Isaiah, in speaking the words of the Lord, revealed that God had fenced the vineyard, gathered (cleared) out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein; and looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes (Isaiah 5:2).
The Lord responded with: What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes (Isaiah 5:4); could such a concern not be of significance today; due to the wild grapes; the embracing of immorality and other traits of ungodliness, coming forth?
Preventing God's Judgment
The Prophet Isaiah, in speaking the words of the Lord, gave God’s response in the Parable of the Vineyard: I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard; I will take away the hedge thereof (His provision), and it shall be eaten up (consumed); and break down the wall (His protection), and it shall be trodden (trampled) down (Isaiah 5:5).
An antidote to preventing God’s judgment was given to King Solomon: If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14). It was noted that while this promise was given regarding the people of Israel, it is applicable to all who call on the Lord in repentance and faith.
Final Destiny
The embracing of immorality, without repentance, and the benefit of a Savior (the Lord Jesus Christ), will send one’s soul to the very pits of Hell, in which there is no escape once judgment has been set. However, God is mercifully and it His desire that all come to repentance, through His gift to mankind; His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:16).
Apostle Paul wrote: Being made free from sin (through Jesus Christ as one’s Lord and Savior), we become servants (dedicated) to God, and our fruit (works) unto holiness, and the end everlasting life (a heavenly reward). Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10:13).
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