"Association"

"The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth." (Psalms 37:12) Just in case you are unaware, you do have an enemy of your soul; although this verse speaks of "the wicked" being those that set out to destroy any that are associated with the True Living God, the root of their jealousy comes from the devil and his plot to take as many of us to hell with him as he can. I have just learned that there is a huge movement going on, not just here in the United States, but other places, where there are Atheist churches starting up in several large cities. These are churches where they mimic all those things that we do in our Christian churches, with one exception, they do not mention or worship God; they sing songs, hear sermons about self and earth and such, and have coffee and donuts as they gather after service, they even practice some form of meditation; but they come together to celebrate that there is no God, or so they think. Now you tell me, are we living in the last days or what? Maybe it has something to do with fellowship; for the sake of coming together and having some kind of fellowship, they gather together and unite as a body of nonbelievers; yet the funny thing is, they are actually believing in something by saying that they believe that God does not exist. This is really getting pretty interesting to watch, because everyone that has an opinion that is set against God is allowed to express it, but we that want to express our hope and faith in Jesus, we are told that we cannot because it is offensive to those that don't believe; why should we think it would be otherwise? They hated and scoffed at Jesus, so why would it be any different for us that confess His name? I think the biggest problem is that of association; whereas, we that are associated with Christ, we do not fight very hard for rights in this world, because this is not our world; however, those that are associated with the devil, they are of this world, so they fight with all their might to do whatever it is that they think is right... "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man." (Luke 21:34-36)