More signs we're in trouble

Rising gas prices. More states signing on to allow gay marriages. A plan by the federal government to slip abortions in the back door and call it reproductive care. More juveniles in the court system. Pregnancy among middle school students. Severe cuts to Medicare. Rising food prices. The destruction of farm land for industry, making land intended for food production into a building to produce machines. Persecution rising against Christians in this nation.

What is all this pointing to?

Folks, those who read their Bibles and then compare it to world events and situations can see we are fast approaching the time of tribulation and the return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Many call it pessimism, but the truth is, we are on a downhill slope heading away from God and redemption. The majority of this nation seems hell-bent on self destruction and the removal of God from all aspects of life.

2 Chronicles 7:14 shows us that God is willing to forgive and restore our nation if we let him, but therein lies the problem: we have chosen to ignore the pleadings of God and continue to move further and further away from him. If you will read the first chapter of Romans, it's like reading a description of the modern-day United States. It's a stiff indictment of where we are now versus where we've been.

Sadly, many churches are more worried about political correctness and the offering plate than the truth in God's Word. The Bible is not and never will be politically correct, and guess what, neither is God!

If you will study and preach the Word of God and stop worrying about the offering plate, God will make sure the money is there to take care of the church's needs.

It's time to stop letting the liberals of this country, regardless of political party, push God out of our lives. It's time to put Him back in our daily lives, to respect His word, to learn of His plan for our salvation, and to teach our children the ways of the Lord.

I truly believe, folks, we are past at least one point of no return. Before we pass the absolute final one, rethink your relationship with God and ask Him for the wisdom to turn your life around.