YOU'RE GONNA SERVE SOMEBODY

The ways of the world and in our society are clearly not interested in producing the righteousness of God.  They are interested in producing human individual rights that are built on self expression and self exaltation.  Under the guise of freedom we are held in bondage to the enemy of God and eventually the enemy to self.  As Bob Dylan once wrote, “You’re gonna serve somebody” and this world chooses not to serve God.

The ways of the world and now the ways of much religion have eliminated the distinction between righteousness and wickedness.  What God declared evil is now humanly declared good, acceptable, and to be tolerated.  The world’s ways encourage us to ignore God’s ways of righteousness and legitimizes wickedness so that the Self can supposedly find wholeness, expression, and satisfaction; live your life the way you want; be angry and let it all out; sow discord and disrespect among each other; be all you can be no matter what it cost of no matter who you hurt.  But in the end wickedness brings destruction.  It is a faulty foundation and a rotting root.  Not connected to the Source it becomes self generated; anger produces anger; violence produces violence; lust produces lust; wickedness produces wickedness.  No good thing can come from the ways of the evil one.

God creates only good.  When His ways are followed only good can be produced.  We are told to remember the law of Moses, the statutes and rules that God commanded for our good.  We are told that Jesus is God’s beloved Son, in whom He is well pleased, and we should listen to him.  We are called to produce God’s righteousness in our selves and in the world.

The time is coming, the appointed time, when all the arrogant and evil doers will stumble because they are unconnected and unrooted in God’s righteousness.

          “Then once more you shall see the distinctions between the righteous

            and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not

            serve Him” (Malachi 3:18)