“Dark Times”

 2 Timothy 4:3-4

For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to

right teaching.  They will follow their own desires and will

look for teachers who tell them whatever they want to hear. 

They will reject the Truth and follow strange myths.  (NLT)

     The time in which the apostle Paul is speaking is here; it has been for quite some time.  We live in a fallen world that is driven by the evil one—a world that creates its own truth in order to justify its love for wicked things. We live in a world whose god is Satan and its people are being led into a darkness so deep and so dark that for many there will be no escape and no turning back.  We live in a world driven by hate—a hate for our God and anything that is holy and righteous.  It's a world that depends on its lies to spread its hate and division—a world that worships sin so much that it embraces even the most perverted acts of evil and justifies them as being good—acts that are despicable and disgusting to God and those who are called by His Name.  In this world of immorality, anything goes as long as it feels good and makes you happy. This world has foolishly rejected its Creator and Savior, the Infinite Living God who created us with many of His triune attributes.  But sadly, most people deny the Living God and their connection with Him to worship worldly gods that satisfy their evil cravings. 

     But amidst all this evil and ungodliness that our world is embracing, there is One Hope for those who long for what the world cannot give them.  And that Hope is found in the Word of God, Christ Jesus; the Son who is shining the Light of Truth into this dark world.  He has lit the path for those who are desperately searching for a Way out of the evil darkness.  The time for God to complete His redemptive plan for man is getting closer with each passing day.  Jesus Christ saved us from eternal condemnation and death, but the devil has fooled many a scholar, and in return they have deceived the world.  But by putting your hope in the Cross of Jesus, my friend, you will defeat the grave and live forever in a place where evil cannot exist.

                                    A Whisper of Hope

It's time, dear child…to follow Me, the Living God, your Savior.  Only I can lead you safely out of the darkness of this evil world.  All others lead to Hell.  The world will tell you differently in a very convincing way, but I AM the only Way, the only Truth, and the only God—there is no Other! 

1 John 5:19-20

We know that we are children of God and that the world around us

is under the power and control of the evil one. And we know that the

Son of God has come, and He has given us understanding so that we

can know the true God.  And now we are in God because we are in His

Son, Jesus Christ.  He is the only true God, and He is eternal life.  (NLT)

        Fear only God, who can destroy both 

                soul and body in Hell.

                       (Matthew 10:28)