Matthew 12: 43-45
“ When
an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest,
and finds none. 44 Then he says, ‘I
will return to my house from which I came.’ And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. 45 Then
he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and
they enter and dwell there; and the last state
of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked
generation.”
To
whom is Jesus addressing this, and the answer is any and all evil and
adulterous generations. What signs
should we look for to make sure that we are not the generation Jesus is
addressing? First and foremost, is the
sign of unbelief in the Scriptures, in the promises and the warnings, in the
commands and the teachings that are found in God’s word? The Scriptures are very clear about spiritual
adultery, let us begin with the book of Judges 2:16-17, “Then the Lord raised
up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them. Yet
they did not listen to their judges, for they whored after other gods and bowed down to
them. They
soon turned aside from the way in which their fathers had walked, who had
obeyed the commandments of the Lord,
and they did not do so.” If for some
reason you forgot that one of God’s names is “Jealous” then look at 1
Chronicles 5:25, “But
they broke faith with the God of their fathers, and whored after the gods of
the people of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.”
So what happens to such a people? God allows them for a while to bask in the
pleasure of these little gods, but then comes judgment. As you look at the nation that you live in
what do you see, a turning to the gods of foolishness, the gods of greed, the
gods of selfishness, the gods of pleasure, and away from the God of Creation,
if so are you experiencing judgment?
I live in such a nation and we are experiencing God’s
Judgment, in that He is allowing us to destroy all that made the United States
of America a great nation. If I began to
list the tearing down of the foundation of this country in my lifetime, the
list would be far too long. Is there hope? Yes, but it lies in the people who are followers
of Christ, not in our President, or in what party is in control of the Congress.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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