Perilous Times

If you cannot recognize that we are living in perilous times, then I believe you are simply in denial.  (2 Timothy 3:1 NKJV)  But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:

Foxhole Religion It always amazes me that our nation is quick to mention prayer and God when tragedy strikes,

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but just as quick to deny Him once we feel we don’t need Him any longer. We can’t seem to come to grips with the reality that we are reaping exactly what we have sown. We tell God that He is not welcome in our universities, or public schools. We allow people to use our public airwaves to mock and blaspheme His holy name, and then we have the audacity to ask Him why He allows these tragedies to happen? 

 

 When Moral Mush Turns Sour  Our nation is simply beginning to manifest exactly what it has been taught for over thirty years. Ever since we removed the Bible and prayer from our class rooms we have witnessed a steady decline in the moral fiber of our nation, while at the same time crime has skyrocketed. The secular media will never admit this because they would have to also admit that their Secular Humanistic doctrine has served to bring one of the greatest nations in history to the brink of absolute ruin. People are simply living by the moral values that they have been taught in our universities, and public schools. Should we be shocked that people do not value life, when they have been constantly bombarded with the secular worldview that tells them that there is no God, and that life really has no other purpose than the here and now?  Why should we be so shocked when someone would so ruthlessly take the innocent lives of those who are seemingly so helpless, when we have so many who willfully promote, and even glorify the blatant murder of nearly fifty million unborn children through the holocaust of abortion.   The blood of our children is on the hands of our nation because we have allowed this bloody slaughter to continue, and now the enemy has been given an open door to attack this generation. We are reaping exactly what we have sown, and unless we turn from our sin, and repent this tragedy will continue, and even escalate.  

(Galatians 6:7-8 GWT)  Make no mistake about this: You can never make a fool out of God. Whatever you plant is what you’ll harvest. {8} If you plant in your corrupt nature, you will harvest destruction. But if you plant in your spiritual nature, you will harvest everlasting life.    

Socialism & the U.S.A.

Webster’s Dictionary defines socialism as follows. ‘The theory of the ownership and operation of the means of production and distribution by society rather than by private individuals, with all members sharing in the work and the production.’

            Socialism has been a dismal failure in every nation that has embraced it. Not only has it failed to bring economic equality, but has ultimately managed to enslave the people to the governments of those nations which have adopted it.

Yet in spite of its sordid history, many within the U.S. seem determined to embrace this philosophy.

            When president Franklin Roosevelt initiated emergency aid during the great depression, he not only saved many lives, but also helped get people back on their feet again. This was a unique time in our history that called for such action. However, it was never Roosevelt’s intention that these social aid programs remain as a permanent fixture within our government. Unfortunately, once this Pandora’s box was opened we have never been able to get it closed again.

Today we hear the constant cry that the government should create a job for all. The government should provide healthcare for all, daycare for all, a college education for all, and on and on.

People have begun to vainly imagine that the government is the all-powerful Oz that is expected to solve every problem of society.

Now we not only expect the government to provide a chicken in every pot. We think we are entitled to a stove for the pot, along with the kitchen, and house.        

            This generation of me first entitlement junkies reminds me of the Seagulls on the Disney movie “Nemo.” Whenever they saw something to consume they would all in chorus cry “mine, mine, mine.”

            This socialistic feeding frenzy is creating a distorted kind of Robin Hood mentality among all too many. The only difference is that now it has become politically correct to use taxation to steal from one and give to another.

            As if our government has some type of social or moral obligation to take the hard earned profits of individuals and dole it out for every social program imaginable. This practice at its core is socialism.

            Though highly unlikely, I believe that we need to begin to dramatically scale back the role of our government by putting more control and responsibility back in the hands of local citizens. This can only be accomplished through reduced government spending, and reduced taxation.

The only way our government will ever reduce its spending, is if we the people stop demanding that our leaders use their influence in office to get all the money they can in order to feed our appetite for government hand outs.

Unfortunately I fear we have become too addicted to easy government money to ever see this happen. Socialism seems so appealing right now, but like every society that has embraced it, there will come a day of regret forever having done so.