After The Fireworks

After the Fireworks

“But Moses replied, “No, it’s not a shout of victory nor the wailing of defeat .

          I hear the sound of a celebration.” Exodus 32:18 (NLT)

            Did you know that there were celebrations happening way back in the time of Moses?  Even before that, the Egyptians had celebrations that lasted for several days.  For example, the Festival of Isis, a goddess of ancient Egypt, was held as a celebration of spring and rebirth; they also held a festival of Isis at the time when the Nile began to rise. This is nothing new and continues today.

We just finished our celebration of Independence Day with parties, picnics and fireworks.  I think we heard fireworks going on for at least four days.  Now it’s back to regular living and our lives continue as usual. What changes did that celebration make in our lives?  Did we even think of what it meant, or was it just time off work, fun things to do and getting together with family and friends?  If so, we apparently missed the total idea of why we were celebrating, which was the freedom of our country.

We are now back to living in the “calm before the storm”.  Behind the celebration a whole lot of things were going on like North Korea planning to hit the U.S. with a giant missile.  There was Germany rising up again hating America (makes you wonder if there will be a Third Reich) and Russia working with Iran and Syria and becoming allies.  Did anyone think about this while they were shooting off fireworks? Look at this verse in Matthew 24:38-39  “For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.”

I must tell you that I’m not writing this to cause fear in your hearts; I’m writing this to warn you that one of these days this is going to happen and I want you to be saved and serving God when that time comes.  I feel as though the Holy Spirit has put these teachings on my heart as a way to make others aware of the truth in the Bible. Having said that, I will continue with this teaching.

Things are not always as they seem; the world is not always as it seems.  We have enjoyed the freedoms of this county all of our lives and the freedom of speech along with it.  I can’t even imagine living in a place that have almost none of what we experience here.  Over the past years we have watched this country slide downward in sin.  As sin grows and is accepted, faith is downsizing and not accepted.  So many families live their lives on compromising. The young people of today are deeply confused as to what’s right and what’s wrong because of what they see and hear. 

One issue that confuses our youth is, “What’s wrong with living together?”   Here is what they see, famous people like movies stars and sports idols do it, people running our country do it, people that go to church do it and even parents and grandparents allow it.  I didn’t even mention all of the people who are okay with it.  Another issue that has become so acceptable is “Abortion”.  They never would call it by its real name, “Murder”.  They look at it like ‘Abortion’ is a necessary action while ‘Murder’ is a criminal action.

These are just a few of the things going on in this country and continues to grow in numbers and won’t stop until Jesus returns.  He will come unexpectedly and it will be too late to be sorry or to want to change your life.  You may open your mouth to say something, but your word won’t be completed and you’ll be gone.  Maybe right now you are saying that you don’t believe this and you don’t want to hear about it.  Okay, I won’t say any more about how you can still accept Jesus as your Savior before it’s too late and be saved from the wrath to come.