"It Only Gets Worse"

 "Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever." (Jude 13 KJV)

  "I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he appears to set up his Kingdom: Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your teaching with good teaching. For the time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. They will reject the truth and chase after myths." (2 Timothy 4:1-4 NLT)

 As most of you might have seen, there are things working to try and silence the church; which they have been trying over and over, for centuries to cause the Bible to become less important and have new laws that are based upon what the people want, not what God wants. This is really not new, but the time is drawing nearer and nearer to the day when the Lord will take His bride, which is the church, up into heaven. When that day comes, the gates of hell will open up, and things will really start to get real for anyone that might want to become a Christian! 

 I whole-heartedly believe that the day is approaching! And when it happens, I believe that there will be masses of half-hearted church goers who will realize that everything in the Bible was true, and there will be millions of them who will confess their faith, even to the point of death by execution! The Bible is not only about teaching, but it is showing and proving the things which will happen. 

 Regardless of what things might be, we are given more ability to share Christ now, more than ever before; not because the world will allow it, but because we must be able; even if it will cost us something, this is the greatest ability to be bold and courageous! If you don't really understand what I mean, by ability; the ability is much like giving a handicap that can't walk, the ability to run! 

 Please forgive me if it sounds as if I am speaking as if the end is near; because the main point I am making is that we need to start getting serious and save some souls; especially those we care about...

"Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up. We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don't try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this. If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the mind of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. You see, we don't go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, "Let there be light in the darkness," has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ." (2 Corinthians 4:1-6 NLT)