“Therefore, God gave them over in
their lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be
dishonored among them. For they
exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshipped and served the creature
rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever, Amen. For this reason, God gave them over to
degrading passions”
(Rom. 12:24-26a).
Hey
Gang: Two words that seem to dominate
the news, coming forth from the prophecy gurus of the land, are convergence and
exponential curve. Jesus was asked
three questions by His disciples: ”When
will these things happen? What will be a sign of Your coming? What will be a sign of the end of the age?”
(Matt. 24:2). Jesus gave us a listing of things that we should be aware
of.
The other
day, as I was in the final stage of preparing for the class my bride and I have
been privileged to share with a group of eager beavers to learn, was a question
that has hounded me for many months: ‘What has caused the rapid growth in our
nation of sexual perversion.’
Now, I am
not naïve to the point that I believe that this is a new perversion in our
nation. As we read in the word, it has
been with us since the beginning of time.
But when growing up as a lad, I do not recall the blatant exploitation
and openness that we see today in every facet of our society.
There was often
the sudden disappearance of one of our female classmates, who was sent to live
with an aunt in a far city. We all had our suspicions but one day she would
show up again and look very much like she did the day she disappeared, and all
was forgotten. While a college student,
my bride was a tutor to no less than ten high school girls who were with child
and not permitted in school. Can we say
that is a common malady in our time? Common
may not be a correct term but rare does not fit either.
That is the
tragedy of sin. When the laws of God are violated and not recognized for what
it truly is, SIN, it becomes part of the norms of the day including in the
church.
I remember
when the 9/11 tragedy hit out nation, the pews in the churches around New York
City were filled; however, ten weeks later the pews were as empty as they were
before the tragic event. Oh, there were
a few that stayed the course, but generally it was only a short time until the
memory faded, and most returned to their old ways, waiting for the next tragedy
to hit.
When the
study gurus, who spend their lives seeking reasons for why things happen asked
those who had hit the church doors why they are no longer hitting the church
doors. The basic answer was, “I went
seeking but did not find”. Is that not the tragedy of our day? The
place where we should feel totally secure has turned its back on people of our
nation. Well, I could spend a day or
two on that subject but let me close with a question for you to ponder.
Above I
talked a wee-bit about the emphasis on sexual issues in our nation and, if the
deviant population has its way, along with the ‘I –will-give-you-anything-for-your-vote
law makers of out nation’ “We ain’t seen nothing yet”. So, here’s the question: in Romans 1:26 Paul
wrote these words, “For this reason God
gave them over to degrading passions”.
What say you? Do you think that
warning is being played out in living color in our world today and while you
are pondering that question; also include this thought in your pondering,
‘could that be yet another sign that we
are rapidly nearing the day when Father God says to Son, Jesus, “Go collect
your kids and bring them home?’
I love that song,
“Off we go into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sky”. Yesterday we had the privilege of saying a
few words at the funeral of a young lady who lived with a sever disability for
the fifty years of life. This was a
celebration, for we know today she is running and leaping and praising God with
a perfect body under the loving eyes of the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Blessings,
Gramps
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