Evildoers are Good

"...Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them..." (Mal 2:17).

This is what the people were saying. But God's response was clear: "You have wearied the LORD with your words."

The people had gone beyond ignoring sin in their lives to accepting it. They even got to the point that they said it was good in God's sight.

That sounds pretty harsh. And we don't think it would ever happen to us.

Or could it?

At first we feel uncomfortable with sin.

After a while it gets more comfortable.

We get away with it. So we think no one knows.

God doesn't do anything about it, so we conclude "everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them."

We slide down the slope even further.

Eventually, the sin becomes comfortable and a regular pattern with apparently no consequences.

But God does care.

If we are truly a child of God, He won't let us keep going down that path.

His Word and His Spirit will begin to work in our hearts.

He will rip out the sinful habits.

But He replaces them with His presence and joy.

I know. I've been there.