Friday; April 24

        It is probably natural, but have you noticed how easy it is to condemn modern society?  It is tempting to look back at how things used to be and see the good, then look forward and dread the direction we are headed.  While nostalgia is fun and gives us a warm feeling, it isn’t all that accurate.  You see, the past isn’t always as pure as we believe.  There have always been issues and – as long as there are people – there will be problems.  One of the condemnations made about modern society is how rapidly people are to discount the truth and promote their own opinions to get their own ways.  I will not deny that this happens today, but in the interest of honesty, it has been that way throughout the ages.  Even thousands of years ago, at the beginning of the Christian era, deception was a problem.  After describing false prophets, the Apostle Peter notes, “Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.” (II Peter 2:2-3).  We are not living in a perfect world, but that shouldn’t surprise us because there has never been one!  I am not saying we should roll over and accept deception, but what I am saying is that we shouldn’t give up.  Modern believers are still fighting age-old problems!

          Let’s purse and defend the truth – that’s what we do (and what believers have always done).  When we have a foundation in the truth, we can have hope that Christianity can be just as successful today as it has always been. 

          Think About It!

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