DAY 20

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.

We have been trying to remove saturated fats from our diets because we have been told they are harmful. We have replaced them in part with trans fatty acids. Now we are being told that trans fatty acids may be even more harmful than the saturated fats. According to a 1994 study by Dr. Joseph Judd trans fatty acids increase low-density lipoprotein (LDL) also known as the “bad” cholesterol. They also seem to lower the high-density lipoprotein (HDL), which is the “good” cholesterol. If that wasn’t enough trans fatty acids negatively affect a hereditary risk factor for heart disease and may be a risk factor in tumorgenesis. Not only that but large numbers of popular products on the market do not even list the amount of trans fatty acids contained in their products.

With foods we definitely have seen the bad called good and the good called bad. In life we see the world saying that all manner of things are good and those things come in attractive packages. But the truth about sex outside of marriage, abortion, consumption of illegal substances, abuse of alcohol, divorce, lying, cheating, stealing, deceiving, etc (Just plug in your own pet sin.) is that these things destroy life. Trans fatty acids were said to be healthy but now we know we were deceived. Sin destroys life as well. Trans fatty acids have sneaked into our lives and at first there did not appear to be any ill effects. But now we know the effects appear over the years and result in higher rates of heart disease. Sin does the same. Sin slowly sneaks into our lives and gradually over the years takes away life.

Romans 6:23 is still true: “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” We can have sin and death or we can have Jesus and life but we can’t have them both. We must decide whether we want to really live or settle for the lies of the world. God calls upon us to make a decision. Here are a couple of verses for you to consider: Joshua 24:15 and James 4:8.