Deuteronomy 19-21 Remove The Evil

Over and over I read, “You must remove the evil among you.”

God gave Moses several illustrations for the people as they prepared to enter the land He was giving them.  In every case, God condemned any attempt by His people to tolerate evil behavior once it was discovered.  It was to be dealt with.

The reason for this was that by tolerating it, they were encouraging others to do it, since there would apparently be no consequences for the action.  The “land” seemed to hold the guilt, and God would not bless until the guilt was removed.

Father, we’d live in a different nation today if we’d simply follow Your Word.  We’ve allowed people who do not believe in You or obey You to fight for and achieve changes to our laws from what we first were given, all in the supposed name of compassion.  This has eroded our system to the point that consequences are meaningless and evil is rampant.  We are tolerating evil and guilt has not been removed from our land.  Please get us back on the right track, Father.  Make the corrections You desire at these next elections to remove from power those who would dare to defy Your will.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford