The Desolation Caused By Sin

We should respond with indignation and action to sin, not by sweeping it under the rug.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!   ~~~   In those days the daughters of the king would wear certain garb designating them as unmarried, as virgins. And now that that status has been robbed of Tamar, she tears her clothes, signifying that virginity is no longer the case, and also signifying her state of grief. She puts ash on her head, and leaves the chambers of Amnon with her hands on her head, a symbol that incredible trouble has come upon her, and she is weeping, wailing as she leaves. She can no longer be offered a royal wedding. Her life has been upended. Her brother Absalom comes along, figures out what is going on, and asks her to keep silent about it, because, most likely, he is hatching a plan himself to kill Amnon so he can have the throne. He does what he can for her, giving her a home and protection. But the rest of her days are lived out in desolation, the joy in her life gone. And this is made only worse by the inactivity of her father. Angry he was, but did nothing about it. How do you respond to the unrighteousness around you? Do you attempt to silence it? Ignore it? Sweep it under the rug? Pretend it’s no big deal? As a man are you a source of refuge, justice, care, compassion, nobility for those who have had justice denied them?