Observation: As Malechi continues to reveal how the people have continued to disobey the Lord, he includes the manner in which they declare evil as good and question the justice and judgment of God. In other words, they decide for themselves what is good and right, and then either they use their own judgment to declare something that is actually evil as 'good', and/or they see that which is they believe is evil and wonder why the Lord doesn't oppose it even though.
Again, what was - and is - original sin? It is the act by humans to decide for themselves, and by their own standards, what is good and true, instead of turning to the Lord and asking for his teaching and decision in everything.
Application: This is how we continue to weary the Lord, by declaring for ourselves what is good. The ways a sinful and sin-filled society does this is obvious, however we as believers do this too when we declare even those words and actions as evil. Some are evil, but it isn't for us to judge, nor is it for us to seek justice broad and general justice, for we do not understand everything in the world within the context of the Lord's purposes.
We can know evil as we relate it to the true word of the Lord, however we cannot know the judgment the Lord has for such evil. And we must not declare as 'evil' things that are simply outside of our wish for how the world should be, without evidence within the word of the Lord.
Prayer: Lord, you do know the evil perpetrated in the world. May I continue to seek only your wisdom and knowledge and understanding and truth when it comes to living within this world. Amen.
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