[The wicked]
freely strut about when what is vile is honored among the human race (Psalm 12:8).
Regarding sin’s
downward spiral, Paul concludes: Although they know God’s righteous
decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to
do these very things but also approve of those who practice them (Romans 1:32).
Have you noticed how
our heroes have changed? The TV shows of my youth included Saturday afternoon
westerns featuring Roy Rogers wearing a white hat and crusading for justice;
Marcus Welby, who was not only a brilliant physician, but a good man; the town
of Mayfield, home to Ward and June Cleaver and their boys Wally and Theodore.
They were good kids even though the Beaver had a knack for getting into
trouble.
Were those shows to
be remade today, Roy Rogers would be running from his past, Dr. Welby would be
addicted to painkillers, and Leave It to Beaver would be retitled: The
Adventures of Eddie Haskell.
There actually might
be something healthy about realizing our heroes are just regular men, women and
children with all the faults and shortcomings inherent to fallen humanity.
People, even good people, can get hurt falling from pedestals.
At the same time,
are we living in a time when what is vile is honored among men? If we are, things may not be that different
than they’ve always been. Apparently, 3,000 years ago the psalmist was
experiencing the same thing.
TODAY’S MEDITATION
How can we encourage noble
behavior from our children when their heroes do not?
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