Are We Ready???

Back in the day, the Cuban Missile Crisis was on the minds of all Americans. I remember being school at Hawthorne Elementary in Oklahoma City, that we routinely practiced our 'emergency readiness' by having random drills of getting under our desks, folding our hands behind our heads and being "ready" for what may come. It wasn't a time of chaos or great fear, but one of readiness for what situation may come!

On another front, today, as we live in a world that has been forever changed by events that occured at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado on April 20th, 1999 and also on our nation's Capital and at the Pentegon on Sept. 11th, 2001, we are forever looking out for what may come next! Ours in not a safe world anymore, the era of innocence is lost forever in this world in which we live. Every single day you can switch on the news and hear of attrocities that happen so often that we aren't even shocked any more to hear of over-night robberies and killings, gang members killing other gang members, husbands killing their familes and then themselves or a serial killer who is murdering random folks in small Gaffney, South Carolina.

What's going on?? Why is this happening?? What has happened to open the door for all these bad things to happen in the strongest nation on earth?? Well, the Bible clearly tells us that in the Last Days, there will be complete moral deterioration. Is that happening now? Do we, as a nation, kill innocent babies and call it "a Mother's choice"? Are we pressed to recognized not only same-sex relationships, but we are currently being forced, little-by-little to even recognize these 'couples' as "married" and thus redeem the same benefits that are given to God-Blessed, and Ordained Marriages?! Is our overall view of human life drifting on to discount those who are elderly or afflicted by disease so as to reduce thier right to life at all?

What about all this 'instant knowledge' we share with cell phones that have internet access, iPods, iPhones, web cameras all over the world, satellite tv etc. We hear about happenings a thousand miles away almost instantly as it happens. We have Facebook and Twitter where we can share knowledge even faster than CNN!

Isaiah 5:20 says, "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!"

Daniel 12:4 "But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase."

Are we living like this today? Does this sound like the year 2009?? Or is it like 'Star Wars' or something out in the future??

John 14

2"In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.
3"If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also.
4"And you know the way where I am going."

Are we living in the Last Days??? Jesus Christ IS coming back! And SOON!

Are we ready???????????