Daily Devotional - December 18th, 2025
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness.” — Isaiah 5:20
“Truth does not bend to applause, and righteousness is not decided by a show of hands.” — Alma Ohene-Opare
Commentary:
History is filled with moments when crowds were confident and catastrophically wrong. A majority can be sincere, loud, and unified, yet still drift far from moral truth. God’s law is not a weather vane that spins with public opinion. It is a compass, fixed and reliable, pointing hearts toward what preserves life, liberty, and dignity. When crowds redefine wrong as right, they may gain comfort in numbers, but they lose clarity of conscience.
Moral law works much like gravity. It does not cease to exist because a group votes against it. A crowd may agree to step off a cliff, but agreement does not suspend consequence. In the same way, when societies normalize what God has declared harmful, the damage does not disappear. Families weaken, trust erodes, and freedom quietly decays. Scripture consistently shows that God measures nations and individuals not by popularity, but by obedience and humility.
Following Christ has never been a crowd sport. Jesus often stood nearly alone, speaking truth that unsettled the masses and confronted the powerful. He did not adjust His teaching to retain followers. Instead, He invited each person to choose life, even when that choice carried social cost. Christlike living requires the courage to stand firm when the majority drifts, to love without affirming error, and to obey God rather than men. True freedom is preserved not by consensus, but by conscience aligned with eternal truth.
Scripture:
“Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness.” — Isaiah 5:20
Daily Application:
Examine one belief or habit you have accepted mainly because it is socially approved, and measure it honestly against God’s Word today.