How is it that a
world given
everything can work
so hard toward
losing it all? That
may sound like a
strange question but
that is exactly
what’s happening in
many Countries,
States and Cities
all over the world
today.
When God
created this earth,
he created it
perfectly and with
such beauty in all
the lands, trees,
flowers, sky, waters
and even with people
and animals of the
Earth. In
Genesis 1:26-27 God says ‘Let us make man in our image, after our
likeness: and let
them have dominion
over all the earth,
and over every
creeping thing that
creepeth upon the
earth. So God
created man in his
own image, in the
image of God created
he him; male and
female created he
them’. So again, we
were made perfect
and given everything
and yet too many
people refuse to
recognize this truth
and mankind has
worked for over six
thousand years to
conform to this
world in the way man
desires rather than
to please God who
created us.
Satan is the prince
of the earth and his
job is to corrupt
mankind and turn
them away from God.
Believe it or not,
we can control Satan
to some degree if
not completely if we
simply accept Jesus
Christ as our savior
and live our lives
to please Him
according to His
word. There is such
power in the name of
Jesus and in His
Blood for us to use
as our defense
against evil.
James 4:7 says, “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil
and he will flee
from you.” Now what
does it mean to
resist? It does not
mean to compromise,
it simply means
acknowledge the
temptations of the
devil and refuse it
in the name of
Jesus. As a
Christian you can
tell that devil ‘get
thee under my feet
in the name of
Jesus’ or ‘Satan, I
bind you and reject
you now in the name
of Jesus’. There are
various ways to
fight evil but use
the name of Jesus to
do it. Examples: a)
a co-worker invites
you to a strip bar
to celebrate a
promotion, you know
that it’s wrong so
your answer should
be ‘No’ or suggest
to celebrate at a
restaurant over
dinner. Satan will
try to put in your
mind ‘go for it, you
deserve it’ or
others things to get
you to do what’s
wrong b) A boss
talks down to you or
denies a request,
Satan will put hate
in your mind trying
to get you to curse
your boss or even
get revenge somehow,
instead you should
pray about the
situation and pray
for your boss. These
are just a couple of
many ways the devil
will try to get us
to do wrong in hope
that we will disobey
God or even fall
away from our
relationship with
God and His Son
Jesus Christ. The
more we pray, read
the bible and resist
evil, the easier it
will become to
reject his
temptations and walk
in joy with the
Lord.
To get back on track
with ‘A Falling
World’ the standards
and morals are
almost unseen.
Television
commercials and
shows every day is a
clear indication of
the moral decay of
this world with such
things as
sex-related
products, Viagra,
condoms, under
garments and
sexual clothing
appeal for adults
and even children,
homosexual
acceptance in our
communities,
Schools, Churches,
Families, etc. I had
not intended on
placing such
emphasis on
Homosexuality but
this has become such
a large issue in
today’s society with
many people coming
out of their closets
and openly claiming
to be gay and this
sinful world seems
to accept it so
much. So with that
said, as a
Christian, I must
tell the truth
regardless of how
many may disagree.
Homosexuality is
condemned by God.
1 Corinthians 6:9, 10 says “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall
not inherit the
kingdom of God? Be
not deceived:
neither fornicators,
nor idolaters, nor
adulterers, nor
effeminate,
(homosexuals) nor
abusers of
themselves with
mankind, Nor
thieves, nor
covetous, nor
drunkards, nor
revilers, nor
extortioners, shall
inherit the kingdom
of God,” If you look
up the word
effeminate, this is
a homosexual or a
man with many
characteristics of a
woman, etc. To
elaborate even
further,
Romans 1:25-27
goes into more
details “Who changed
the truth of God
into a lie, and
worshipped and
served the creature
more than the
Creator, who is
blessed forever.
Amen. For this cause
God gave them up
unto vile
affections: for even
their women did
change the natural
use into that which
is against nature:
And likewise also
the men, leaving the
natural use of the
woman, burned in
their lust one
toward another; men
with men working
that which is
unseemly, and
receiving in
themselves that
recompence of their
error which was
meet.” I recommend
searching the bible
to find more on
this.
Now that I’ve gotten
that out, I will say
that as Christians
we can do our best
if given the
opportunity to help
these individuals.
Speak the truth to
those who will hear
it, invite them to
church so they can
hear the word of God
and after sewing a
little seed into
their mind and
hearts, let the Holy
Spirit do the rest.
Many other
indicators of a
falling world are
all around us the
news you see on
television every
day. You can listen
to the news at any
given time during
any given day to
hear the types of
distress and
complexity we face
in every county of
the world. We hear
of Hurricanes,
Tsunami’s,
earthquakes,
mudslides, plane
crashes, lone
shooters killing in
Schools, Churches,
Grocery stores,
homes, etc. rape,
murder, war, rumors
of war, nuclear
weapons,
disobedience among
our youth, drug
usage, hate between
world leaders, human
trafficking and many
more not mentioned.
You would have to be
both deaf and blind
to not know how far
we have fallen away
from God or any
descent type of
morals and
standards. All this
will just continue
to get worse as we
move closer and
closer to the return
of Christ, time is
literally running
out and if you are
not serving the Lord
yet, the time to do
so is now. The bible
says we will not
know the day or hour
of the Rapture
(Return of Christ to
bring Christians
home to Heaven)
Matthew 24:36
"But of that day and
hour no one knows,
not even the angels
of heaven, nor the
Son, but the Father
alone. So if God is
the only one that
can possibly know
when the return of
Christ will be then
it is obviously
foolish for any man
to try setting a
date as has happened
numerous times. Now
the bible does give
us signs to look for
to know the time
must be near and
those signs are all
around us. May God
truly bless you and
may the Holy Spirit
work in your life to
draw you or others
around you near to
our Lord and Savior!