Wednesday, November 12, 2014 How does it look November 3,2024?
“Let no one in any way deceive you,
for it(return of Lord) will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the
man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exults
himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his
seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God” (2 Thessalonians 3:2-3).
Hey Gang: I recently heard Mike
Hucklebee make a very frightening, but I believe, true statement He
said that he has never seen so many churches that have the white flag of
surrender flying from their mastheads. I believe we could all agree there
is an all-out attack on Christ and his Word.
Backslidden theologians are redefining
Jesus, attacking his divinity, heaping ridicule on the Bible, raising doubts
about the authenticity of Scripture and compromising with the world culture.
The present generation also faces
vile, raging temptations that were unknown to past generations. Godly men
and women, who at one time were watchful, are now becoming drawn into all kinds
of addictions. They have been assaulted and overcome, as Satan unleashes
his evil principalities in a war against the steadfast faith of every follower
of Jesus.
The writer of Hebrews warned of this
very day when he wrote, “Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your
hearts, as in the day of temptation in the wilderness” (Hebrews 3:10).
All around us in the world today,
there is terrorism, senseless violence, mounting financial crises and
panic. The effect upon the church has been one of great apostasy among
once steadfast believers. Satan’s powers of darkness have been sent
expressly to wage battles that will wear down the confidence of God’s saints.
And I do not believe we have seen the
worst he has to offer. As we grow nearer to the coming of Christ, I
believe this assault from hell will only increase and become so devastating, so
terrifying, we are going to need ever increasing powers from Abba Father, His
Word and fellowship of believers to sustain us.
Now is a time to pray Paul's prayer
with fervor: “ I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through
His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts with
faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have
power together with the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and
high and deep is the Love of Christ.” (Ephesians
3:16-17NIV).
Sooo, Is it not awesome to know that "He
rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of
His beloved Son. To whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of
sins" (Colossians 1:13-14)! We need to remember- when the
rubber-hit-the-road, "The word of God is living and active and sharper
than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and
spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intention
of the heart" (Hebrews. 4:12).
Blessings, Gramps
