Trusting In The Darkness

This world is getting darker. Morally. Spiritually. Intellectually. Darker and darker. Sometimes I cannot believe the things I see happening around me. The United States is a nation that has lost its moral compass. Our currency may read, "In God we trust," but that is not the God of the Bible. It is not Yahweh.

No, society invents gods of their own imaginations. Handcrafted to fit into the modern lifestyle. Shaped to make room for sinful ways. Customized for compromising Biblical truth.

Jesus does not change. [Heb 13:8] He is the same yesterday, today and forever. His standard for truth does not change either. There will be a day of reckoning and what a tragic day that will be. [Gal 6:9]

If a follower of Jesus is not careful they could lose heart in the darkness. It seems we are constantly losing. The enemy seems to be gaining more ground by the day. So many churches are apathetic, impotent and dead. The doors may still be open and the lights still on but the darkness still spreads both inside and outside the doors. Churches have become big business and small ministry.

Even in these dark times what is the child of God to do? Lose heart. Give up. Throw in the towel.  Quit resisting. Cease standing firm. No to all the above. Jeremiah lived in dark times as well as the other prophets. We trust God in the darkness. We trust Him for revival. He has done it before.

Psalm 119:37-38 (NKJV)
37  Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.
38  Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You.