You are going to see more and more of this evil in America. It is right before our eyes. It is getting unsafe to fly. Many Americans are suffering from mental illness and drug addictions.
I do not know what caused this incident, but the list of these types of ugly behavior are increasing. I call it the breakdown of the American society. So many people are not growing up in a loving family; so many children never get a chance to go to Sunday school and to be baptized. Many Churches never carry out The Great Commission, being the do-little-sit-more Church.
Pastor, how many children do you have in your Sunday school? How many baptisms have you officiated over the last year? Is your congregation growing? Do you and your congregation carry out The Great Commission on the streets in your community and surrounding area? If not, why not?
Billy Graham was once asked, how corrupt would the world have to get before God will decide to intervene and bring it all to an end?
Yes, the world does seem to be getting worse and worse, both morally and spiritually. We have become like the people of Jeremiah’s day: “Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush” (Jeremiah 6:15). Shortly after Jeremiah uttered those words, God sent judgment upon them and their nation collapsed. That could happen to us.
What is the problem? The problem is that we have left God out of our lives. Whenever any nation does that, the inevitable result is moral and spiritual chaos. Instead of following God’s moral laws, we substitute human lusts and desires in their place. We decide what’s right and wrong, instead of seeking God’s will and God’s law!
Are we nearing the time when God will intervene and Christ will come again to establish His Kingdom of perfect justice and righteousness? We don’t know; the Bible warns us against making predictions about this. But the Bible does give us a number of warning signs, many of which we see today. In the last days, the Bible says, “People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy” (2 Timothy 3:2).
God won’t tolerate evil forever; some day Christ will come again, and when He does, all evil will be judged. Are you ready for that day? You can be by turning to Christ in repentance and faith, and committing your life to Him.
PONDER THIS From Adrian Rogers:
Love is the highest good, but forced love is a contradiction. Forced love is not love at all. In order to love, we must be free to love, to choose to love, and in order to choose to love, we have to be able to choose not to love. So, God gave us the choice. And Adam and Eve chose not to listen to God. They didn’t trust Him; they trusted their way instead. Now, that sinful nature has been passed down to us from generation to generation.
So why doesn’t God just destroy evil? Why doesn’t God just step in, obliterate the devil, and eradicate all sin? Why doesn’t God go into every cancer ward and empty them out? Why doesn’t God take away the curse from nature? Why doesn’t God make it impossible for people to sin? We’re right back to the original question. If God were to destroy evil, God would destroy every opportunity of choice, and if God would destroy every opportunity for choice, then God would destroy every opportunity for love, the highest good. God knows His plan and He is taking care of the problem of evil whether we feel like it or not. He has taken care of it through Christ and will put an end to evil once and for all when Christ returns.
- What are some of the evils of the world that challenge you?
- How does it encourage you to know God is taking care of the problem of evil? How can you trust Him to take care of the struggles of your life? Praise God for resolving the problem of evil perfectly and completely in His timing.
We need to raise up Spiritual Champions!
A New Jersey plane passenger made obscene, violent threats against his flight’s pilot and crew — and even threatened “physical violence toward a disabled minor” and Jewish passengers, according to officials.
Luis A. Vaquero, 27, of Passaic County, “began threatening and harassing various passengers” soon after his flight took off Sunday from Miami to Newark Liberty International Airport, federal prosecutors said in a statement.
He then turned on a crew member who refused to serve him booze — telling her, “You better watch out, s–t’s gonna happen to you,” the release said. More Here
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