I Was Just Thinking...

"Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart" (2 Timothy 2:22)

It seems that the nation is divided...again. People seem torn between what is and is not a "right," what should or should not be provided free of charge. You've heard the news report, I'm quite sure. A young lady in law school feels that her health insurance coverage should include free prescriptions for contraceptives because she cannot afford to pay - what was it - $3,000 to cover her needs during her years in school? So the nation is divided...again: those for yet another government entitlement and those for personal responsibility.

I was just thinking...

Has anyone yet given any thought to the very obvious spiritual needs of this young lady's heart, not to mention the reported 40% of her fellow female students who according to her testimony before Congress are facing the same situation? Has anyone yet stepped forward to say that to be involved in extra-marital sexual relationships not only offends the holiness of God but grieves His tender heart because of His love for the offender?

So I was just thinking...

This young lady is, of course, only an indication of the moral breakdown that is happening across the length and breadth of the United States. From a president who declares publicly that we are "no longer a Christian nation" to a society that believes not only that nothing is off-limits but that the government should pay for it, we are facing perilous times here in the land that we love. Freedom of religion and worship are under attack from the very source that swore an oath to protect it and anyone at all can see that things are not likely to improve much in the foreseeable future.

But I was just thinking...

What's a Christian to do today? Is it as hopeless as it appears? Will the forces of evil and the powers of darkness prevail? The good news is that the answer to each of those questions is a resounding "No!" It is not hopeless and Satan will not prevail. But what is a Christian to do? Paul in writing to Timothy has answered that question beautifully for us. We are first of all to flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness. In case you didn't get that, it means to run away from the first and chase after the second. Can you imagine the impact of every true believer in the United States of America all at the same time deciding to pursue daily a lifestyle of personal righteousness? Paul also urged Timothy to pursue "faith, love, and peace" and that is something that we can all do together. We can show this misguided world of ours what life can be like when we live by God's standards and not those of man.

And I was just thinking...

Doesn't this seem to you to be a wonderful time to renew our zeal for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ? I know a young lady in law school who needs to hear that Jesus loves her and gave His life to forgive her and to transform her. And she needs that gospel as surely as you and I need it today! What we must realize, beloved, is that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only real hope that the United States of America has. No president, political party, or member of Congress can fix what is wrong with us. But God can and He will if we are willing to be His instruments.

So what do you think?

Ron