For many years, Christians have been bemoaning the erosion of values in our society. Things that were an affront to common decency in years past no longer even get a second thought. As Pastor said recently, we have forgotten how to blush. I wonder if we are experiencing the same phenomenon that was recorded in 2 Chronicles.
2 Chronicles 9 (NIV)
20 All King Solomon's goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon's day.
At first glance, this seems like a line from 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,' but it is more a testimony to the blessings that God had poured out on Solomon. It does, however, illustrate the point that familiarity breeds contempt. Due to the bounty that God had provided, there was enough silver to consider it commonplace. The law of supply and demand played out to its fullest extent.
The problem we face today is that we have allowed things that are an affront to a Holy God to become part of our everyday lives. We see things and hear things every day that should bring out anger in its most righteous form, and yet we don't even notice. The use of the Lord's name in vain not only draws no rebuke, it isn't even recognized most of the time. People dress in ways that show or accentuate parts of the body that are not meant to be bared in public, and are given awards for their sense of style. Then people who claim the Lord go out and buy these "fashions" for themselves and their children.
Maybe it's time for God's people to stand up for the values that Christ teaches. If the law of supply and demand is such a part of today's society, let's point out that adherence to the laws of decency and Christian values is in short supply - then let's demand that they are brought back, starting with our own reaction to those who break these laws.
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