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Like There is no Tomorrow Watching the news these days is like going to see a science fiction thriller. This world that we live in is full of people that seem to go crazier every day. People everywhere, including some that call themselves Christians, are living their lives like there is no tomorrow. This is truly a sign that we are closer to the end of this age than what we have previously thought. Everywhere people are suing each other over ridiculous situations. People are killing other people without even having a reason. Random acts of hatred, along with the breaking of every commandment in the Bible, would make one wonder if this nation has not already been totally turned over to evil. The bottom line seems to date back to the garden, when Adam and Eve took the opportunity to do evil instead of good. That determination to do our own will, while overriding the will of God, has been the downfall of every generation since the beginning, but its outrageous increase is definitely a sign that the end is near. Ti 3:1-5 (KJV) “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” Perhaps that type of behavior should be expected of those who have not made a statement of faith in Christ, and have not been born again, but how is it that professing Christians are exhibiting these same characteristics? It has to be just as the scriptures say it is when people love pleasure more than they love God and wish only to proclaim godliness rather than live it. A large part of that type of living stems from the deception that is being preached which says you are forgiven no matter how you live. The truth is that a person is saved as he follows the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who have been born again know that they can only serve one master. Jdg 17:6 (KJV) “In those days [there was] no king in Israel, [but] every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.” When people do what is right in their own eyes, it is because they do not want anyone else to tell them what to do. This independent spirit is called pride and rebellion. The only cure is to humble ourselves in the sight of the Lord, take up our crosses, and follow the King of kings and the Lord of lords. He is the only one who knows how to lead us into righteousness. We must believe that it is crucial in these last days to follow the Lord closely and turn from evil, or we could be part of the great falling away spoken of in the scriptures. We will never have a better life by living outside of Gods will. We must consider how close we are to the end and choose to live for the King because tomorrow could be for eternity. Jer 29:11 (KJV) “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
-Kurt Thurston November Newsletter 2006 | Servants Will Serve | Pastor's Journal November 2005 |
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