Address to Whom?

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, the sign of unbelief in the Scriptures, in the promises and the warnings, in the commands and the teaching, 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