When asked about their secret to a long marriage, the happy couple answered: "Compromise!" The husband then quipped, "My wife and I always compromise; I admit I'm wrong, and she agrees with me."
We live in an age of compromise. Sometimes, compromise is good. If we had more compromise in Washington, our country might not be in the mess it's in. But one thing we should never compromise is our commitment to God and His Word.
In Joshua 1:7, we're told, "Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left."
God gave us a standard in the Bible and expects us to follow it unswervingly. If we do, God promises "you will be prosperous and successful" (Joshua 1:8). But when we compromise and go our own way, we pay a high price.
In the Old Testament, the prophet Amos was called to speak out against the people of Israel who had been unfaithful to God and compromised their beliefs by worshipping idols and pagan gods.
In a vision, the Lord showed Amos a plumb line. It represented God's standard of holiness for His people. Israel was "out of plumb" because it had turned away from God's standards. God's wrath came upon Israel as punishment for unfaithfulness to His laws.
This should be a lesson to us today. God's standards never change. He does not compromise His values, and He will punish any nation that doesn't keep His standards. There will be constant attempts by the enemy to get us to let down our guard and conform to the world's standards. However, Romans 12:2 says, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world."
Jesus warns in Matthew 7:13, "You can enter God's kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way."
The narrow way is one without compromise, but many will follow the broad way that leads to destruction by compromising their beliefs. God demands our absolute obedience, and there is no room for compromise in our love, obedience and devotion to Him.
We live in an age of compromise. Sometimes, compromise is good. If we had more compromise in Washington, our country might not be in the mess it's in. But one thing we should never compromise is our commitment to God and His Word.
In Joshua 1:7, we're told, "Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left."
God gave us a standard in the Bible and expects us to follow it unswervingly. If we do, God promises "you will be prosperous and successful" (Joshua 1:8). But when we compromise and go our own way, we pay a high price.
In the Old Testament, the prophet Amos was called to speak out against the people of Israel who had been unfaithful to God and compromised their beliefs by worshipping idols and pagan gods.
In a vision, the Lord showed Amos a plumb line. It represented God's standard of holiness for His people. Israel was "out of plumb" because it had turned away from God's standards. God's wrath came upon Israel as punishment for unfaithfulness to His laws.
This should be a lesson to us today. God's standards never change. He does not compromise His values, and He will punish any nation that doesn't keep His standards. There will be constant attempts by the enemy to get us to let down our guard and conform to the world's standards. However, Romans 12:2 says, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world."
Jesus warns in Matthew 7:13, "You can enter God's kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way."
The narrow way is one without compromise, but many will follow the broad way that leads to destruction by compromising their beliefs. God demands our absolute obedience, and there is no room for compromise in our love, obedience and devotion to Him.
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