Can it get worse?

​Without going into details, many of us may agree that our society is going a little off the rails. The world is redefining many of the core beliefs that the Bible clearly upholds. It seems like everyday there is something new on the news that seems almost unbelievable to me. I find myself thinking “how in the world can this be happening?”

I am genuinely taken aback by the things I hear different groups, school boards, churches, believers in Christ, non believers, educated, uneducated, politicians, pastors, parents, children… the list goes on, saying and perpetuating.

Can it get worse? Yes. Last time the world was so depraved, God sent a flood to curb the downward spiral, but promised not to do that again, so here we are. (And, no, I’m not advocating for a world flood)

If you, like me, wonder how all this is happening, I’m reminded of this from Romans 8:6-8 “𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑-𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑠ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑-𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒. 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑-𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑠ℎ 𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝐺𝑜𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑡𝑜 𝐺𝑜𝑑’𝑠 𝑙𝑎𝑤, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑠𝑜. 𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑙𝑒𝑠ℎ 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑑.”

People need Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit. The world needs the Word of God to dwell richly in every person. But it starts with us. Go & Tell, don’t shrink back. Use your voice and platform whenever you are able and wherever God sends you or plants you. May the Word of God be the flood that the Lord uses to curb the mind-set of the flesh. May we walk diligently in the mind-set of the Spirit.