But it is not enough.
The justice so many seek in America today is devoid of rock-solid truth. America's truth is now based on a vague morality, a cult of feeling. Feelings, however, shift and sway. Feelings are real, but they are deceptive (see Jeremiah 17:9). What you feel today can change tomorrow.
"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." (Matthew 7:24–27 NIV)God has given us His Word as a solid foundation, a rock. This Word does not shift according to whims. The Word can be relied upon to provide the answer to every question, the antidote to every situation, because it is Jesus Himself speaking to us. Satan is a genius deceiver, a master of his craft. He has lied to so many to tell us that the Word is not a solid foundation. He tells us that it is a flawed book, full of contradictions and transcription error. Many fall for this lie, but if you ask them specifically to point to the error or contradiction, can they do it?
No, they cannot. They rely on the whims of culture to tell them what to believe.
As followers of Jesus Christ, we stand in opposition to the shifting sands of the culture. We stand on a rock-solid foundation—Jesus Christ, the Word who was made flesh (see John 1:14). Satan knows that he cannot fully refute Christ. He is, after all, merely a created being, not at all in league with the almighty Son of God. Satan, then, takes a smattering of truths from the Word of God, tosses them out into the culture, and adds in enough lies to poison the mix. The culture then claims to believe the words of Jesus, but they cherry pick from His words and then twist them, taking them out of context. When you confront them with other things Christ said—such as, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6 NIV) and the many times Jesus spoke about the reality of Hell for those who reject Him (see also Billy Graham Answers: Did Jesus ever say anything about Hell?)—they attempt to refute by claiming that the Word is tainted by human translation.
But if the Word is tainted, then how can they justify the way they invoke some the words of Jesus? How is it possible to claim some of what He said, but not all of it? How does one justify standing on a few things Christ said, but rejecting the rest?
(Not to mention the fallacy that God is unable to give us His Word fully intact, over the centuries!)
Paul, a man to whom the resurrected Jesus spoke on a number of occasions, admonished us to show strength in our spirit and our mind to refute these lies:
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV)Satan sets up this pretension in the minds of those who do not submit to Christ, causing them to believe lies. They take up the mantle of justice, but reject the Author of morality. They thus fall for the morality invention Satan has presented to them. If we use the minds and intellect God gave us and pray that He will illuminate the truth for us, we will discern that what the culture considers just and moral today was not so ten or twenty years ago. The culture's morality and sense of justice is nothing more than shifting sands, a smattering of truth mixed with lies, devoid of the truth of God.
Saints, be very careful.
Satan seeks to deceive even those who have placed their faith in Jesus. Do not get caught up in the justice movement the culture advocates. Instead, take it all captive and compare it to the Word of God. The Word will cut through the lies and reveal the truth—it is a sharp sword that slices away the lies (see Hebrews 4:12). We are indeed commanded to take up the cause of the needy, but doing so devoid of the truth of God's Word will not ultimately make a difference. Short-term, you may see justice accomplished, but without Jesus Christ, the evil one will move in and corrupt even the best efforts. (See Luke 11:24–26 for the basic principle of "cleaning house.")
Your most powerful tool is prayer. Take action according to the principles in the Word of God—the WHOLE Word of God...do not cherry pick!—and bring the causes before the Lord God. He is the one Who rescues. He is the one Who provides justice.
Jesus Christ sets before us an open door (see Revelation 3). We make the choice to walk through it, or to turn aside from it in order to rely on our own supposed wisdom. The culture wants to clean house, but unless Jesus comes to dwell in the home, it will be overrun by the forces of the enemy.
Jesus is calling you. He wants you to first come to Him in faith, surrendering all your causes and exchanging the world's wisdom for that of the Holy Spirit. It is then that under His guidance, you can follow His leading in taking up the mantle of justice according to the Word of God. That Word is the rock that cannot be shaken. What Jesus established, the gates of Hell cannot ever prevail against. His justice is eternal. His truth is the Rock.
Prayer
I pray that believers would take the whole counsel in the Word of God, and not just pick and choose in order to accommodate the whims of the culture. Today's "truth" the culture presents will certainly change tomorrow, so I pray You would impress this on them, Lord, and help them to not cave in to the pressures the culture imposes.
Lord, with apostasy running rampant in these last days, I pray that you would cut through the lies of false teachers and shine the light of Your truth in many hearts. I pray that if there is anyone reading this that is caught up in the lies Satan has developed within the culture, that You would in Your sovereignty and in Your might deliver them.
I pray that every person reading this would humbly come before You and ask You to reveal truth to them. You promise to answer our prayers according to Your will. Therefore, I pray that when they seek You for truth, You would shine it on them. Illuminate Your Word for them.
May this effort bring many souls into the Kingdom of God. Light a fire in us, oh, Lord. Ignite this effort. May it spread and engulf those who are caught in the enemy's trap of lies. May they be set free.
In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, amen.
