Where do you draw the line?...

Esther 3:2  "All the king's servants who were at the king's gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman; for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai neither bowed down nor paid homage."

The king's edict was clear: bow down and pay homage to Haman, leader of the princes of Persia.  God's command to His people was also clear: You shall have no other God's before me.  Mordecai, a Jew, equated prostrating himself before Haman to be an act of worship, something he refused to do.

Today the line between right and wrong, moral and immoral is becoming fuzzy, blurred.   The concept of an absolute moral standard has gone by the wayside. Truth and morality have become relative, defined by the vote of the majority.  We've gone from respecting the right of someone to believe and act differently than what we believe, to being coerced into accepting wrong as right, immoral as moral.

Where do we draw the line?  When do we take a stand? And... are we willing to accept the consequences for our decision?  These are hard questions, but, nonetheless, they are questions we must not ignore. Now is the time to choose what we will do.  God will make clear the timing.

Lord, thank You for giving me the absolute standard of truth and of morality.  I trust You and I build my life upon your Word.  Please give me the courage , wisdom, and discernment to know what, how, and when You want me to stand up.  Amen.