Paul issues a warning to Timothy concerning the last days. Now, Paul lived in the decadence of Rome, where the upper class lived for pleasure and knowledge & the lower class served their every whim. Yet, he talks of days getting even darker. Days in which men love themselves and pleasure more than God & others. Days in which people are abusive, disobedient, unforgiving, without self-control.
I look around at our culture & these are the signs that I see: I see our culture telling us to live for pleasure & money. I hear us complain about our finances, when we are more blessed than many other people in this world. I see the media tell us what to think. I read face book posts that are so self-absorbed, slanderous, brutal, and unforgiving that I want to weep. Are we living in the last days? Can it get worse than this?
Only God knows the day and the hour in which He will return. We can expect this world to fall deeper and deeper in to sin. Should we allow this to depress us? No! Keep reading:
The Lord will rescue those who trust in Him. There will always be persecution, evil men, & impostors. We can focus on them or we can focus on God. I myself will continue to focus on God. As Paul says, "continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of . . . all Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work."
I can't say it enough - Jesus Christ is our Savior. He is our lifeboat in a world that is trying to drown us. Prayer and Scripture are our life jackets! Don't give into the water, instead hold on and fight!
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