What parent with half a brain
would leave their children at home, day or night, without
adult supervision? I
know some parents do just that, but does that really demonstrate responsible
thinking?
There are at least two
primary reasons to be sure there is a responsible adult who will be there with
the children until the parents return home. One reason is to protect them from
harm. The other is to prevent them from doing things they should not be doing.
When we remove God from our lives
there is no one to protect us and keep us from doing things we should not do.
Two very good reasons God gave
His Ten Commandments to not just Israel, but to all human societies to obey, is
to protect us and to keep us from doing things we should not do.
Over fifty years ago God was
still a strong presence in our society. We were still children, so to speak,
and more than capable of getting into trouble, but His Laws usually kept us
within certain boundaries. However, consider where we have come since we
removed God and any influence of Him from our society.
Our sins against others, and
particularly against God, have blown the top off the chart. We are out of
control in any area of society you may wish to address.
If children are left at home
with no adult supervision for an extended time, what happens? In all
likelihood, they will get into mischief. It may be minor or they may literally
tear the house down with wild parties. Children get bored. It’s human nature.
They embrace excitement, and when that wears off, they embrace something more
exciting, then they move on to something else until they are in over their
heads. Sounds to me like we adults have the same problem when there is no one
there to say, “No.”
When I was in college I
noticed immediately that some of my fellow classmates, not all, went nuts with
things I assume they would not be doing if they were home under their parent’s
supervision.
As an adult, I have had to
attend many out of town meetings (when I was working), some lasting a day or
two and some lasting a week. Again, there is always that crowd that goes
bonkers when they get out of town and no one is there to hold them responsible
for their actions. It got so bad one time, the president of our company considered
cancelling any future meetings.
It doesn’t matter how
‘goody-goody’ we think we are, human nature has a tendency to get stupid when
given the opportunity. I have seen some folks thoroughly ‘plastered’ and heard
of a few who took the opportunity to skinny-dip in a pond. Only God knows what
went on behind closed doors.
My point is that we, via
SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States), have removed the boundaries God
has laid down for us to follow. Therefore, there are no boundaries, and we as a
society have gone absolutely out of our mind. We are mandating laws upon the
people of this country that are clearly and without argument against everything
God stands for.
Non-Christians and therefore
society remains under the Law of God, the Ten Commandments, whether we reject
them or not. The Law is our ‘babysitter.’ The Law leads us to faith in Jesus
Christ.
“Therefore the Law has become
our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.”
(Galatians 3:24 NASB)
Since we have rejected the
Law that leads us to Christ, what then? More and more people fill the gaping
hole of hell because they reject the only ‘road sign’ to salvation. The Law
LEADS us to Christ, so that we may be justified by FAITH.
In my opinion, I see our
rejection of God as a wild party that is out of control. Drugs and alcohol are
abundant. Cigarette butts and drug paraphernalia are strewn everywhere. For
some, the drunks are hugging the toilet while those high on drugs are in their
own world. For the rest, sex is rampant and fights are breaking out. Soon, the
neighbors will have enough and the police will be called. A likely outcome when
boundaries are not honored.
We have kicked over the
fences God placed for our good and now we are dealing with a society that is
drunk on feeding their own desires. Man has always been self-centered, but we
have broken the mold of egomania.
Crime rates reach to the sky,
while morality sinks to the gutters, because we decided we don’t need God.
There is only one direction a person or a country can go when they snub their
nose at their Creator, and that is final destruction.
It’s going to get more and
more unpleasant for true Christians in this country because the society we are
part of does not and will not acknowledge Almighty God. Their rebellion will
strike out at Christians because true Christians stand as a constant reminder
of … God.
Satan is ‘stirring the pot’
of rebellion in preparation for a period known as the Tribulation. When that
time comes nothing will be held back in his attempt to dethrone our Lord.
Unfortunately for the many souls under his influence, Jesus will at that time
bring His own judgment down upon a rebellious earth.
God’s wrath is a terrible
thing for those at the receiving end. From Revelation 6-18 the Lord tells us how
He will judge this earth and bring the “apple of His eye” back to Himself.
The Scripture says, “Be not
deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap.” (Galatians 6:7) If you wish to avoid His wrath come to Jesus today
believing. Put your faith solely in Him and you will be safe in the arms of
God.
The world is going mad around
us. Who of us could have imagined that America would be in the rebellious state
against God it is in today? Regardless of what goes on around us, let us keep
our eyes upon Him. They may take everything we have, even our life, but they
cannot remove us from the hand of Almighty God.
“And to wait for his Son from
heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the
wrath to come.” (1 Thessalonians 1:10)
“For God hath not appointed
us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we
should live together with him.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9-10)
Grant Phillips
Email: grantphillips@windstream.net
Pre-Rapture Commentary: http://grant-phillips.blogspot.com
