The Righteous Cause

Causes

The humblest citizen of all the land when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of Error.

William Jennings Bryan, 1860-1925, American Lawyer, Politician

Proverbs 28:12-14
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion. How blessed is the man who fears always, But he who hardens his heart will fall into calamity. NASU

A hardened heart is a dangerous thing, and furthermore it is the road to sure calamity. Error is a problem of men, but it is not a real problem unless someone attempts to clothe their error with truth, or to use the righteousness of God to cover their sin. That sounds serious and many would say that it doesn’t happen that much, but I would say in some small ways it happens everyday, when we justify our actions by saying to ourselves that “God understands.”

In the category of “Concealed Transgressions” the God understands excuse is a major one, but there are larger ones used by those that try to justify a cause or struggle by condemnation, and deceitful practices. Those that go to this extent have lost all moral ground upon which they might have been able to stand.

Who is their greatest enemy? God, Himself, He says in His Word that they will not prosper. Error is imperfection and the actions of men, no matter how smart they think they are, if not led by God, will not prosper. What really gets men into these depths of deceit, and causes them to lose all godliness and respect is fear. They are afraid that someone will expose them or find error with them, so…the result is a hardening of the spiritual arteries of the heart, a deadly heart disease.

What is the only cure for this kind of heart? It is confession, or repentance and then forsaking their cause and surrendering to Gods direction. Heywood Broun was fond of saying that men are “Blind” in their own cause, and I would say that happens many times. There are times when some do not fight for a cause, they fight to get their way, and if that is the center of the cause, they will fail. John W. Scoville, put it this way, “No cause is helpless if it is just. Errors, no matter how popular, carry the seeds of their own destruction.

What is a basic fact of life is truth will always come out, truth will defend itself, but error is covered by lies. God will always defend the righteous, and His judgment is in His time, God will always raise up a standard for someone to carry, His righteousness will prevail…God Bless.

Pastor William