As I contemplate (consider, muse, ponder, meditate ) the environment we are now living in I am thirsting for wisdom (understanding, good sense, perception). James reminded us that if we need wisdom to ask God, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” James 1:5
Unfortunately, it appears that most people are not considering the Word of God for instruction to govern their lives and decisions. Jesus told us in the Sermon on the Mount that multiplied happiness comes to those who ‘do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” In America there seems to be an overriding hunger, and thirst, for the flesh. Greed, and selfishness, are the motivating factors that have fueled the restlessness, and anger, of our society.
Yet, I must not be surprised! Once again the Word gives me the signs of the times as I read II Timothy 3:1-5, “This know also, that in the last days perilous (dangerous, unsafe, risky, terrifying) times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebrakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce (brutal, angry, raging), dispisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”
These words of truth vividly describe the evening news if the truth is told! For believers it is important to notice the final words in verse five, “from such turn away.” The lifestyle presented to us in these verses should not be the dwelling place for believers. Knowing Jesus Christ, as our personal Savior, and the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, should cause us to separate ourselves from the characteristics of the unbelieving world describe in these verses.
The Statesman Prophet Isaiah recorded the Words of the Lord that fit our times, “But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire (mud, sludge, quagmire, dilemma, crisis) and dirt (muck, smut, scandle, filth). There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.” Isa. 57:20-21
I am reminded of the words found in an old song that says, “In times like these you need a Savior, In times like these you need an anchor; Be very sure, be very sure, your anchor holds and grips the Solid Rock……….This Rock is Jesus, Yes He’s the One, This Rock is Jesus, The Only One.”
SEE YOU SOON – BRO. ED