9月19日
标 题：称恶为善，称善为恶
经 节：祸哉！那些称恶为善，称善为恶，以暗为光，以光为暗，以苦为甜，以甜为苦的人。（以赛亚书五章20节）
说服人把神看为善之事当作邪恶，和神看为恶之事视为善，是撒但惯用的伎俩。撒但说服亚当和夏娃不顺服神（而不是顺服神）可以保证他们得到最完美的人生。他们相信了牠，就立即开始经历了罪的后果！虽然撒但的逻辑很荒谬，牠仍然继续欺骗人们，使人怀疑神曾经清楚讲过的话。
扫罗王希望撒母耳能肯定自己所献上的祭品，虽然他根本直接地违背神的命令（撒母耳记上十五：13）。亚拿尼亚和撒非喇公然地不顺服神，却希望因着自己的奉献，能够得到早期教会的嘉许（使徒行传五：1～11）。一位亚玛力的军人希望以刺杀神所膏立的扫罗王，来得到大卫的感激（撒母耳记下一：1～16）。
我们同样也会面对称恶为善的试探。我们可能会被说服，以不说实话、撒谎的方式来做些好事。我们可能自称是在推动基督徒为某个罪人祈祷，而事实上是在传播谣言。我们可能声称自己在事业上顺服神的旨意，事实上却是在追逐自己的野心。我们也同样会被试探，把神称为美好之事当作邪恶。神说，爱你的敌人是好的，然而，我们可能保持某种姿态，要他们为自己的所作所为负责任。
把神的话句句当真，是非常重要的。神不要我们为祂的命令找特例，祂要我们完全顺服。
Evil, Good and Good, Evil
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who
put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and
sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5:20)
It is Satan’s practice to convince people that what
God calls good is actually evil and what God declares evil is, in fact, good.
Satan persuaded Adam and Eve that their disobedience, rather than their
obedience, would guarantee a full life. They believed him and immediately began
to experience sin’s consequences! Despite the absurdity of Satan’s logic, he
continues to deceive people into doubting what God has clearly said.
King Saul sought Samuel’s affirmation for the
sacrifice he had offered, even though he had acted in direct disobedience to
God’s command (1 Sam. 15:13). Ananias and Sapphira expected praise from the
early church for their offering, though they were blatantly lying (Acts
5:1–11). An Amalekite soldier sought David’s gratitude for killing Saul, God’s
anointed king (2 Sam. 1:1–16).
We, too, will face the temptation to call something
good that God has declared wicked. We may be persuaded that we can accomplish
more good by lying than by telling the truth. We may claim that we are
mobilizing Christians to pray for someone in sin when, in fact, we are
spreading gossip. We may assert that we are following God’s will in our job
when, in fact, we are striving to pursue our own ambitions. We will also be
tempted to call evil that which God declares is good. God says it is good to
love our enemies, yet we might decide our task is to hold them responsible for
their actions.
It is so important to hold ourselves accountable to
God’s word. God does not need us to find exceptions for His commands. He
requires our obedience.
