I've never enjoyed reading the "Woes" in the Bible. There over 95 "woe" versus in the Bible. As most of them are in prophetic books or poetry ones, they have been and are difficult for me to understand and apply to my life.
I find I don't want to apply them to my life, but I'm sure some hit closer to home than I really want them to. Who wants to think that God is unhappy with their behavior? Who wants to consider their choices may cause God to punish them? And where am I blind to the flaws in my behavior?
But, since I have been revisiting my poetic side, I find myself thinking about "woe" and what would God say to us today. What does He see in our life and culture that He wants changed? Where would He heap condemnation on our ideas, actions, and behavior?
My quick list of issues are abortion/convenience at any cost, homosexuality (lack of faithfulness to God's word vs. lack of compassion for sinners), pride, consumerism/lack of compassion to the poor, and poor shepherds/preachers.
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