Serious food for thought

The LORD will punish the world by fire and by His sword. He will judge the earth, and many will be killed by Him."     Isaiah 66:16   NLT 

Are you aware what is happening in our world today? Not so long ago, we had volcanos erupting, great floods throughout the world and recently, great fires that are spreading all around the world with many people being killed by all of these tragedies. 

The media put it down to Climate Change and there could be truth in this. However, as Christians, we must check out the bigger picture; is this all coming about because the time of God's judgement is near? Let's look at a few examples:

(1)  Open Doors report that in some parts of China, parents and children are being asked to sign declaration forms that they renounce their Christian faith otherwise they will be expelled and not be allowed to attend schools. This is in addition to the many people who are either killed for their faith or imprisoned. North Korea have similar policies and many children in the UK are being ostracised  by their families because they have become Christians.

(2). UK schools are including teaching that claims that sex is ok with whoever they choose - male or female. Drag artists are being drafted into schools to help promote freedom of sexual choice and gender identification. What are your thoughts on your child being encouraged in this area by a man dressed as a woman or vice-versa? 

(3)  Check what is happening around the world at the moment. Fires are devastating countries and people are being killed. Read again our text for today. The footnotes in the New Living Translation Study bible describes it this way. 'This is a vivid picture of the great judgement that will occur at Christ's coming:

'And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with His mighty angels 8 in flaming fire, bringing judgement on those who don't know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from His glorious power.'  2 Thessalonians 1:7-9.

As I mentioned earlier, this is food for thought but needs to be pondered. The end of the world will come one day and it may be sooner than we think. Remember my word from yesterday: 'Things can change in a moment'. Don't just cast this aside. The end may not be anywhere near yet but, then again, it may be on your doorstep so do what Jesus told us and be ready. There has been a moral decline in values where people have exchanged the truth of God for a lie and this all shows that we are in the last stages of decay.

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