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THE DAYS OF NOAH AND LOT

The world today, transculturally, has gone the way of the world as it was when Noah was building the Ark. For over a hundred years he warned the people of the coming judgement of God. He plead with them to turn from worshipping themselves and seeing themselves as the ground of truth and reality. He cried out to them to turn from going heedlessly their own way. He reminded them that their way of living was not producing anything they would want to keep or preserve. Violence and injustice were normative for them.

The world today, transculturally, has gone the way of Sodom and Gomorrah, ignoring the cry of the widow and the orphan, giving evil where good was most needed. Confusion about human nature flowed from their worship of their own passion and lust. They had become blinded and the only “light” that they had was darkness. They reviled anyone who refused to agree with them. They demanded that all people approve and condone anything they chose to declare as truth. Anyone who opposed was in danger of violence.

Isaiah, God’s prophet spoke for God thus in Isaiah 59:4-8; 14-15. It is the essence of today.

“No one cares about being fair and honest. The people’s lawsuits are based on lies. They conceive evil deeds and then give birth to sin. They hatch deadly snakes and weave spiders’ webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die; whoever cracks them will hatch a viper. Their webs can’t be made into clothing, and nothing they do is productive. All their activity is filled with sin, and violence is their trademark. Their feet run to do evil, and they rush to commit murder. They think only about sinning.   Misery and destruction always follow them. They don’t know where to find peace   or what it means to be just and good. They have mapped out crooked roads, and no one who follows them knows a moment’s peace. The courts oppose the righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found.
Truth stumbles in the streets, and honesty has been outlawed. Yes, truth is gone, and anyone who renounces evil is attacked.”

For the sake of your eternal soul, turn from fruitless worship of self that enslaves you. Turn to Jesus and be honest about the spiritual death you have nurtured within you. He alone can cleanse your life by His forgiveness and give you a new heart and a new spirit. He will come and make His home in you and transform and heal your deepest wounds. Come to Jesus now. He is coming again, but this time with judgement for all who have refused His redeeming love and mercy. Sin carries consequences. The “wage” sin pays is death. But the gift of God is eternal life.




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