DADS RAMBLINGS – THE DAYS OF NOAH
" '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.' " (Matthew 24:38-39)
Life goes on. Things don't change much. When we read the Bible, it seems that life has been this way since the beginning. Oh, yes, there are changes in cultures. And modern technology has changed a lot of our living patterns.
But human nature remains the same. People still have to work to provIde for housing and food. People still attend weddings. People still live self-centered lives with little regard for God. Lieing, murder, cheating, sexual immorality, envy, war — these have been in every generation since Adam and Eve. Sin and evil are not much different than days back then, except that maybe the evidence is more prevalent.
Jesus said that when he comes, things will be like they have been for millennia. That is what Peter said people were saying in his day. "Scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, 'Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation' " (II Peter 3:3-4).
World conditions can deteriorate. "Evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived" (I Timothy 3:13). It can – and it will – get worse before Jesus comes, especially in cultures where God is excised from the public conscience.
We can be confident that Jesus is coming when we see this happening in our world. It is a sure sign of Jesus' return. Jesus even questioned: "When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18:8). I believe He will, because He will build His Church. But when I see these things happening in my world, it should prompt me to be careful about my own heart.
Love, Dad
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