Trust me Hope is coming!
The fact that you are reading this indicates that you made it through my account of why I base my life on the precepts of the Holy Bible. You also finished the description of ideologies one and two. So now the question must be asked, where do we stand right now in this country in regards to God’s Word (the Bible), and the on-going battle between ideology number one and ideology number two?
Frankly I’m concerned, however, not without hope. Stick with me just a little longer as we finish-up the concerned portion and I promise we’ll get to the Hope portion. As the sign in my front yard says “HOPE IS ALIVE”!
We must ask ourselves if we see both ideologies at work in our beloved country today, and how can we recognize them? Remember…non-political.
- There is a battle going on that either results in Biblical, Godly outcomes or not.
People may profess to know God but not exhibit His power.
1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.
2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents,
ungrateful, unholy,
3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God–
5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them. 2 Timothy 3:1-5 (NIV)
People can say anything they want, but it’s the results that really matter. Remember the old saying…”Your actions speak louder than your words.” It’s as true as it ever was!
15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious
wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Matthew 7:15-23 (NIV)
It is my observation that we have both ideologies at work in our country today. Some people and groups reflect positive, Godly results/fruit and some do not. We can look at the fruit of both of the ideologies and discern whether it’s good fruit or bad fruit. How do we determine if fruit is good or bad?
We give it the smell test, right? Friends, it smells to me like there is a lot of rotting fruit in our country today! There’s maybe more stinky fruit than ever before. But what can we do about it? Is there anything we can do?