As in The Days of Noah

From the account of Noah in Genesis 6:5, we read “And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And in Proverbs 12:15, “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.”

About 2 weeks ago, I heard of a video on the internet of teens filming a drowning man. Rather than helping him, they laugh and jeered at him until he died.

Friends on Facebook commented they couldn’t believe the world had gotten so evil. How could the teens do such a thing? My response was, “When you discard the basis for truth and faith, what do you expect to happen. When the distinction between right and wrong no longer exist, as Proverbs states, the way of a fool is right in his own eyes. Since I was very young, I have watched as our American society has taken on the religion of relativism – what is right for you is right and what is right for me is right even if they are diametrically opposed to each other. Live and let live.

The local municipality was looking for a law to charge the teens with some crime. I thought what a sad indictment against our country. Rather than teaching our children right from wrong, we must legislate it into them later. These kids didn’t understand what they were doing was against all sensibility. They didn’t value life. Folks, we have failed. We think we are building self-esteem by letting the children do what they want when in actuality, self-esteem comes from a solid basis of understanding right from wrong.

We are being forced to remove wrong in our lives. We are no longer permitted to have the most visible sign of the 10 commandments in public places because it might offend someone. Hello, that was the purpose of the 10 commandments? Don’t you think the Israelites were offended when Moses brought them down from the mount? Of course they were. They are there to shock our sensibilities into understanding right and wrong, life and death, good and evil.

I thank God Almighty for River of Life Church where the teachings are biblically based and the difference between right and wrong are taught. We learn not all actions are right. We are not shackled by the politically correct religion of relativism where everything is right. If everything is right in my eyes, then why the need for Jesus Christ to die for me?

Every time I bring my tithe and offerings, I know that every penny is going to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Good News of Salvation regardless if that penny pays the electric bill so we have lights, the heating oil so we have heat, or repairs so we have a comfortable place to worship.

Every time someone accepts Jesus Christ for salvation, I had a part in that.

Every time someone receives a healing, I had a part in that.

Every time some gets another meal provided by the church, I had a part in that.

Every time someone receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit, I had a part in that.

Every time someone has a Word from the Lord, I had a part in that.

Every time a child learns more about Christ and the difference between right and wrong in Children’s Church, I had a part in that.

Every time the word is preached from this pulpit, I had a part in that.

Every time someone from anywhere in the world sees a service broadcast, I had a part in that.

Offering time is a time of celebration. And I have a lot to celebrate.

I don’t just plunk my money into the bag. I think about what that money does.

Think about it. What is offering time for you? A mundane ritual or a time of celebration?

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