Heart Thoughts

The reality of each new day is that it brings us closer to day when Jesus Christ will return. Several events will unfold prior to this. There will be apathy and contention towards Christianity and the Jews. The vestiges of these are already present. The attempt to erase any reference to God has ramped up in our society. Praying in public if you are a school official, coach is now apparantly criminal. The government is trying to regulate conscience and freedom of speech. There are things said, spoken and writen, that I find offensive. Some of those things and positions are even funded with tax dollars. I perceive a dangerous trend toward the intrusion of those in power as to what can be said in a public forum such as a worship service. There is talk this week of a global currency to replace the dollar. Whatever the motive or final results of such talk, we know that the Bible speaks of a global economy. This places that economy under the power of a small group and eventually under one man. The events of the daily news ought to be a source of encouragement and excitement. Some of us react in anger. I do too. But it is an opportunity to live in a time like never before; to take our stand for Jesus Christ and be the witness to those who may be the generation that sees the coming KING. It's time to work, to stir our hearts and give voice to our witness. These are curious and exciting times. We can see them as discouraging; allowing ourselves to become despairing and full of angst. Or we can look to them as encouraging; allowing ourselves to look up with hope and expectation of our coming King. It is all on who you look at it. The New Testament saints most often saw the Second Coming as the source of encouragement and hope. Times will get hard, that's true. But Jesus is Coming Soon!