"Hostile To God"

"The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation." (Psalms 37:14) As we draw closer and closer to that day when Jesus returns, I truly believe that wickedness will grow more and more rampant, and that good will be considered evil, while evil will be considered good. We pretty much can see that happening in many different areas of moral conduct; but just you wait and see, things are going to get really stupid wicked. The primary reason that this will come to pass is hostility to God, and anything that speaks God, including His laws and His commands. We that are "of upright conversation" can expect some opposition to what we believe; not just snickers or verbal challenges, but it might be physical or financial harm that we will suffer, just because we believe that certain things are evil and sin. What ever David was seeing when he wrote this portion of this Psalm, he must have seen the anger in the wicked to be judged for their wickedness; seeing how they can "cast down the poor and the needy", which is to try and destroy those that depend upon God, for no reason at all, except that they can not stand those that are "of upright conversation"; which basically means, that the words coming out of their mouths are words they do not want to hear, such as words pertaining to God. If you monitor the conversation regarding things like abortion or same sex marriage, you will see that the bottom line to what makes those that accept such things as right, is that they do not accept God or His word; and even those that might say that they believe in God, and yet they accept such things as right, they really do not take God at His word; which means that they do not believe the Bible to be the all true and inspired word of God. You would be amazed how many people that say they are Christian, yet they do not believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, or they do not believe Jesus was God; let alone, that they do not believe that everything in the Bible is true; but isn't that how the devil works in our hearts and minds, by getting us to except half-truths, and to doubt the authentic Word of God? Peter gives warning to those that might doubt that Jesus is coming back, and he also gives warning to those that not be on guard; guarding our hearts and minds from complacency and giving into the things of this world... "This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remebrance: that ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandments of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days, scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of His coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation." (2 Peter 3:1-4)