Last Days...

You can go to any prophecy site or read any "End Times" book and they will all tell you that these are the last days and Jesus can return at any minute. They will point you to all sort of signs in the weather, economy and violence in the world. I believe the only sign we need is that Jesus rose from the grave.

I received this e-mail below in one of my daily subscriptions, and I think it describes a time we are in. If things were bad 400 years ago how much worse are they now? Do you think we are in the evilest of times? I invite you to read some of the new stories online such as a woman in Tyler, TX being arrested for encouraging her 7 and 10 year old children to engage in sexual acts for the entertainment of other adults who paid to come to their house and watch. By the way, the kids were taught these things as young as age 5.

Before God killed off all life with the exception of 8 humans and some animals, the Bible says that mans mind was continually on evil. How close are we now? Do we believe God will judge the ungodly and unrighteous as He did in the past, other than by flood of course? Some of the more charismatic brothers can scream revival is taking place all they want, but I see no hint of man humbling himself before a Holy and Just God with a broken heart and broken spirit turning to God in repentance and faith. As we pass all these people clothed in "religion", clothed in something other than the righteousness of Christ, do we care? Are we doing our part as instructed by God to tell them?

Rom 10:14 How are they to call on one they have not believed in? And how are they to believe in one they have not heard of? And how are they to hear without someone preaching to them?

Now for the e-mail-

We should be holiest in evil times. The profaneness of the times should not slacken our zeal--but heighten it. The looser others are -- the stricter we should be. The way to hell is a well-trodden road. "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil" Exodus 23:2. Dead fish swim down the stream -- living fish swim against it. Mere professors cut the garment of their religion according to the mode and fashion of the times. Let us keep up the vigor of our zeal, in degenerate times. We should by a holy contrariness -- burn hotter in a frozen age. We live in the dregs of time; sin is grown common and impudent. It is excellent to walk contrary to the world. Let us be as lilies and roses -- among the briars. Sin is never the better because it is in fashion! The impiety of the times, is a foil to set off grace all the more, and give it a greater luster. This plea will not help at the last day-"that we did as most others did." God will say, "Seeing you sinned with the multitude -- you shall go to hell with the multitude!" Oh, let us keep pure among the dregs! Let us be like fish, which retain their freshness, in salt waters. It is better to go to heaven with a few -- than to hell in the crowd! "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:" Matthew 7:13-14

Thomas Watson (1620-1686)

Wating...

Well, here I sit at 3:37 AM waiting for one of three processes to complete that required human intervention due to an error the process could not recover from automatically. I love my job, I love my job......maybe if I say that enough I'll start to believe it. I do like it alot but it's far from love and I am sure I don't show proper gratitude to God for the job he has given me.....

I thought I had some some good stuff to say but it is really hard to concentrate this early in the morning. I Think I'll just stare at the light shining at me from the monitor for now. It's much easier and requires no effort. Hope you all are sleeping well!!!