A Confused World
Good Morning,
The world is more comfortable with demoniacs than the Saviour. Jesus makes folks uncomfortable, while demon-possessed men are not far from their comfort zone.
The man possessed with devils wandered around the cemetery naked, and people were okay with it. When they saw him clothed and in his right mind, they asked Jesus to leave town. The world is so confused that they do not know what to do or how to face life.
Matthew 8:34 “And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.”
Do you ever wonder why people are okay with staying up late, drinking themselves stupid, and mingling with ridiculous and rude folks? When someone invites them to church, they act as though church people have the plague. Has it not occurred to most of us that the world accepts the reality of their child sleeping around or experimenting with drugs, yet they panic when a child starts being faithful to church and changing their life for God?
The world would rather have devils hanging around than Jesus! If a child brings a Hindu book to school they are cool (even though it still says the world rests upon the back of elephants who stand on a giant tortoise), but a child who brings a Bible to school (the only Book that has continually stayed a thousand years ahead of science) is suspended for hate literature. The world hates the Bible.
Do not allow yourself to think that third-world nations are primitive and participate in heathen rituals while first-world nations are modern and logical. Not on your life! Europe and America are as comfortable with heathen living and godless immorality as any half-dressed jungle resident (not that the dress at American pools and beaches does not surpass jungle attire for nudity).
When Paul writes that all are sinners, he did not stretch the truth.
Romans 3:13 “Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:”
vs. 14 “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:”
vs. 15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood:"
vs. 16 “Destruction and misery are in their ways:”
vs. 17 “And the way of peace have they not known:”
This godless world hates the Bible, hates truth, hates morality, and even hates logic and facts.
We applaud those who have several months of sobriety under their belt, while we mock those who abstain from all booze from their youth.
You cannot honestly tell me that this is an intelligent society.
We will never get this world to be logical or honorable, nor will we ever get them to base their decisions on truth – BUT we can do those things personally. May we have enough sense to do so!
Pastor