Hero Today...gone tomorrow!

Look at our culture...look @ the things we view as milestone "victories"...the things that go before us...as our freedom fighters...our heros...

...in the end...they are our downfall...

One of the most frightening things in the Bible is in the Book of Romans...it tells us that God gives people over to their sinful desires and lusts...

This means...if a culture gives God the finger...and runs toward the cliff...that God will put obstacles before this culture...but if they keep removing the obstacles...God will not follow suit...and remove the cliff...

...eventually...God says...if you want your sin...I will give it to you...and all the consequences that it brings!

Look at some of our hero's...and the fruit of "death to the future" that they bring;

1. Free choice- We call the murder of unborn babies free choice...do we ever stop and think that these unborn children are the future...no...we are too caught up in our own present.

2. Free love/sex- Look at all the forms of love that our culture exalts...it praises the sexual experience...while trying its hardest to prevent the fruit of that experience...some of the alternative lifestyle choices make the fruit impossible...no fruit...no future! We even name one of our condom brands Trojan...very fitting indeed. [look at last posts]

3. Easy Divorce--Because our culture esteems the individual above the family...we have easy divorce laws. If the individual isn't happy...then let them get out as fast as possible...no matter what damage it proves to bring on the children. When mom and dad get divorced...this brings huge financial and emotional strain on both parties...this very likely encourages less future children...who prove to be financially and emotionally straining at times...again no children...no future...

4. American Dream--This has proven to be a big nightmare. We are so consumed with striving to have more stuff...bigger houses...newer cars...bigger...better...more...more...more...and yet we are a people who need meds to fight off the depression. Are we going to learn...that money doesn't bring joy...strong, fulfilling, self sacrificing relationships do bring joy and peace. We are so busy trying to cling to our money and comfort...and we view children as obstacles to both. If we have more children this will mean less money...less comfort...so we wrongly choose less children...and find that we get less lasting comfort...no joy...and no future.

5. High Self Esteem. God tells us that He resists those who are proud...but He gives grace to the humble. We redefine pride...and call it self esteem...and think that somehow it magically becomes good. God still resists the proud [those who have a high self esteem]. We raise our children...filling them with self esteem [pride]...never discipling the little special snowflakes...and then we wonder why they are little demons. When someone asks us if we are going to have more...we laugh...we can't imagine what the house would look like with 4, 6, 8 demons in it.

Jesus told the people in His day...that if you try and save your life...then you will lose it...BUT if you lose your life for His sake...then you will gain it.

When you don't follow Jesus...and think that you get your cake and eat it too...you will be sadly disappointed...