Godliness in the Last Days.

2 Timothy 3:1-5
1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.

There are many people out there who are curious. We see something appealing and we feel the urge to pick it up, when shopping, for example. We pick up despite that says "do not touch!"

Anyways, many people are curious about when God will tell us our time on earth is over. People want to know if there will be any signs from above, such as a big bolt of lightning.

Going back to a book earlier in the new testament, Matthew, Jesus tells us to keep watch that the end would be comparable to that of the big flood. Noah, his wives, and his kids were the only ones saved in the flood. They knew it was coming, so they had to build an ark.

In today's scripture, Paul describes the way people were living in the last days. Ironically, today we continue to have people who are angry, violent, disrespectful, dishonoring, and those who have an overly exaggerated amount of pride. It's not very far off from what was mentioned.

Paul suggests that we "have nothing to do with them." Obviously, the intentions aren't to isolate yourself, but instead avoid giving into the world. That is, don't live as the world would live.

All in all, it's one of those things that you just have to trust God. In the end, he makes the decision and we have no control. The only thing we can do is to keep a grasp on our faith in God and be obedient to God, unlike those in the last days.

On a completely unrelated note, please remember the Veterans today. Pray for those who are overseas along with their families. May God bless them!

Please watch this beautiful tribute to our troops on this Veteran's Day.



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