As most of you probably know, water reaches it's boiling point at 212 F. Also, most have likely heard the illustration of "how to boil a frog". The theory is that, since the frog is clod blooded and acclimates to temperature changes, it will remain in a pot of heating water, simply adjusting to minute changes, until it is too late to get out! End result- Boiled Frog!
I don't know if the above has ever actually been validated by scientific studies, but I have lived long enough to have seen this scenario play out right here in America! Little-by-little; step-by-step, we have watched as the bedrock foundation of this nation has been eroded! The ideals and principles that are articulated in our founding documents have become outdated, in the minds of many, and the old concepts of decency, morality and civility seem to be all but swept away by the tide of relativism that rose up as a small trickle, but now, rushes as a mighty torrent throughout the western world!
I have watched, as in spite of the few prophetic voices of protest, the church has become more and more aligned with the current thoughts and trends of this, increasingly ungodly, nation; and now- there is no discernible difference between most "people of faith", and the unabashed sinners of this land!
I never thought, in the early years of my Christian life, that I would find myself in conversation with Pentecostal professors who would contend for their liberty to drink alcoholic beverage; pay money to corrupt their spirits with entertainment that portrays all types of Biblically wrong activities; engage in premarital or extra-marital sex; use language that once was recognized as wrong- and the list goes on!
When we shine the light of Scripture upon the reality of this hour in which we live, it leads me to believe that this pot (world) has reached 211, and it is just about to boil over! Tragically, most of the "frogs" are content to just paddle around as if all thing go on just as they always have!
What will these think- how will such people feel- when they come to see that God REALLY MEANS what He says about sin, the need for repentance and the requirement to come out of the world (the pot, if you please) and live a holy life?
God, in His grace, is extending opportunity for whosoever will to get their spiritual house in order, because the boiling point is near at hand- soon to arrive, and multitudes will discover, too late, that they have chosen to play the part of a fool!
I have prayed for years that pastors would be prophets rather than puppets in the pulpit! True shepherds rather than hirelings! Loving God, and humanity, enough to proclaim the truth that we must come out of the world and forsake it's ways if we are to have a legitimate of escaping the wrath to come!
May the Lord grant us ears to hear what the Spirit says to the Church!
Welcome!
My prayer is that you will find something here that will encourage you to love the Lord with all of your heart, soul, mind and strength. In this day of cheap grace and easy and crossless discipleship, I have a sense of urgency to challenge Christians to make their calling and election sure by examining their life in light of the teachings of God's eternal word.
These entries are not intended to be strictly of a devotional nature, rather, my burden is to issue a challenge, or a wake-up call, if you will, to a Church that is, at present, more closely aligned with the world than with the teachings of the Lord.
I invite you to contact me via email with questions or comments that you may have
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God bless you as you seek and serve Him.
These entries are not intended to be strictly of a devotional nature, rather, my burden is to issue a challenge, or a wake-up call, if you will, to a Church that is, at present, more closely aligned with the world than with the teachings of the Lord.
I invite you to contact me via email with questions or comments that you may have
web-rev@sbcglobal.net
God bless you as you seek and serve Him.
