“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world” (John 17:24).
As I read my emails this morning I was most interested in what Jason Yates (My Faith Votes) had to say about a sermon by Martin Luther King, Jr. He included in his post a lengthy quote from that sermon. I will spare you the lengthy read, but I want to share the worthy points he made. Mr. King said there was something wrong with our world. Oh, my! If he could see our world now, I wonder what he’d say. Mr. King went on to say we had forgotten some “mighty precious values that we’ve left behind.”
Value 1: “All reality hinges on moral foundations.”
Value 2: “All reality has spiritual control . . . there is a God behind the process…”
Well, Mr. King, it is apparent that we still need to remember those principles. Morality (Or should I say immorality?) today has gone beyond what anyone in 1954 would have thought. Many have lost their moral foundation because they do not want to accept the truth of God’s Word.
It is God who will judge our life here on earth and He will base His judgment on His truth, not ours. God is in control and no matter how far out-of-balance our world seems to be, God has the final word. The cross proves He wants us to belong to Him. The resurrection proves He is the only Way to the Father. Every human will live–either saved for eternity or lost for eternity.
Are we forgetting God set the standard for morality? Are we forgetting we have a God to whom we must be accountable? You had it right, Mr. King, there is something wrong with our world, but thank God, there is a cure!
“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me'” (John 14:6).
You can read or listen to Mr. King’s sermon by going to www.myfaithvotes.org and click on “Rediscovering Lost Values.”
Thanks so much for this timely post.
Lord, have mercy, have mercy, have mercy, in the Name of Jesus. Amen.