December 6

Hosea 4

 

 "Life is hard, but it's really hard when you are stupid."   John Wayne 

 

The very foundations of our society are being shaken and as a result we are making stupid decisions. At the same time, even the mention of common sense or guidance from the Bible is scoffed at and ridiculed.

  Kids are told they are freaks of nature or star dust, and we wonder why they have no purpose or meaning in life. 

  You can wake up today and choose what sex you are. There are now 63 genders.  

  Last week a British birth coach was forced to resign because she suggested that people who have wombs are… women. Can you imagine that!!!

  Joey Morris plans on marrying the love of his life - a robot troll doll that he has been dating for the last two years.

  Nazism is on the rise globally.

  Some of the staunchest abortion supporters admit a fetus is a baby, a human being. But to them it doesn't matter, because a woman has a right to do what she wants "with her own body."

 All of this causes me to question, doesn't anyone see the level of stupidity we have risen to?

 

Hosea saw the rise of stupidity in his day and he called it out. 

 

"There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgement of God in the land.  There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; They break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. " 4:1

 

     WOW, if that doesn't sound just like our society today!  So what is the only hope for this darkness?  It is found in verse 6, "my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge." It is the knowledge of God that is the only hope for our future. 

 

When this country was founded, the first goal was to establish schools. Early Christians realized we were called to love God with our heart, soul, and MIND. Schools like Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Brown were all founded with the purpose of bringing the knowledge of Jesus to the students. In fact, 92% of the first 138 colleges and universities in America had that same goal. Our forefathers realized that if young people did not have knowledge of God, they would be destroyed.

 

In the end the hope of America is found in reading, studying and obeying the Bible. To that end, would you consider asking someone to read through the Bible with you in 2020?  This simple invitation could bring light to the darkness. Who could you ask? 

 

 

 

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