The Greatest Hope That Has Ever Been Promised! Hallelujah!

“Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness,

You who seek the Lord:

Look to the rock from which you were hewn,

And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.

Look to Abraham your father, And to Sarah to who bore you;

For I called you alone, And blessed Him and increased Him.

For the Lord will comfort Zion,

He will comfort all her waste places;

He will make her wilderness like Eden,

And her desert like the garden of the Lord;

Joy and gladness will be found in it,

Thanksgiving and the voice of melody.

Listen to Me, My people;

And give ear to Me, O My nation:

For law will proceed from Me, And I will make My justice rest.

As a light of the peoples.

My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth,

And my arms will judge the peoples;

The coastlands will wait upon Me,  And on My arm they will trust.

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, And look on the earth beneath.

For the heavens will vanish away like smoke,

The earth will grow old like a garment,

And those who dwell in it will die in like manner;

But My salvation will be forever,

And My righteousness will not be abolished

Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,

You people in whose heart is My law:

Do not fear the reproach of men, Nor be afraid of their revilings.

For the moth will eat them up like a garment, And the worm will eat them like wool;

But My righteousness will be forever,

And My salvation from generation to generation.

Isaiah 51: 1-8

"The Love of Many Will Grow Cold"

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I was sent this article by a face book friend recently, the content was very disturbing, even sickening. If this article is accurate then I fear that we are on the slippery slope, sliding into wholesale euthanasia for those who are not considered productive, crippled, retarded or too old to be an asset to our culture. This is already happening to some degree, but we are moving toward many more outrageous acts of vicious evils than ever before in the history of our country.

The "utopian" ideals that permeated Hitler's thinking and his friend Margaret Sanger were what motivated the fuehrer to carry out the many atrocities that he planned and executed during his reign. During the terrible assault on the Jewish people, their body parts were used for various household goods, skin was used for lamp shades and their hair for weaving rugs.

The evil that Hitler inflicted on the world was beyond the pale. They were so horrendous that, when the news began to expose these things, many people didn't believe it. We still have Hitler's in our world and even in our country. They can not carry out the same things that Hitler did, but they have the same wickedness in their hearts. Given enough power and influence, many of our leaders are capable of the abominations He perpetrated and worse.

We know this by the rampant use of abortion for the sake of convenience. Margaret Sanger wrote in her book, "Pivot of Civilization" that blacks were inferior stock and should not be allowed to propagate." Her desire to control and eliminate the black population is on its way to fruition. The African American population in our country practices abortion as a form of birth control far more than any other people group in our country. Ms. Sanger is getting her desire, she, along with Planned Parenthood, have managed to deceive the black community into believing that killing their children will eliminate their problems and make their life easier. There are some African Americans who are against abortion, but many who are, will vote democrat nearly every election in spite of the fact that the democrats hold the most stringent line on pro-abortion politics than any other party.

We have become used to all these evils, Satan has introduced each evil, one at a time, as we become used to each one, he then introduces another one, when that one becomes common place and non threatening to our personal life, we begin to ignore it and even embrace it. We have been sliding into the abyss for 65 years now with the onset of the "self esteem" teaching.

Satan first had to convince the culture that we must think of ourselves to have a quality life, then he deceived us into believing that individuality and personal rights were tantamount to a productive and meritorious life. The objective in all this teaching was to persuade the populous that if we could be self reliant, self absorbed and self accomplished, we would live the ultimate life of ease and pleasure.

What we have gained by this model for living has been broken families, lonely, angry, frustrated children engaging in activities that destroy their lives, drugs, alcohol and immorality leading to a complete lack of commitment to anyone or anything. Marriage is dissolved on a whim, children are killed for the sake of convenience, elderly are neglected, bills left unpaid, free handouts are commonplace, the list could easily fill a book.

We have gained nothing by this hatred for service to others. The love is gone, and the Lord said it would be that way.

Matthew 24:12 “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.”

When we see mothers who hate their babies enough to kill them, or divorce their father without regard to the well being of the children, we are walking in selfishness. Every time we see a woman leaving her household to earn money without concern for the raising of the children or their emotional well being, we are walking in that cold loveless state of being that Satan loves.

There are those who are not hateful but have allowed the deception in their lives because they want to be able to do what is easier. They have lied to themselves in believing that the divorce would make a better life for the children or that the school down the street would teach them better than we can. They have accepted the lie that our worth comes from our careers and self exaltation. Our lives do not have more love in them because of these patterns of thinking; they have become worse and loveless.

When self is on the throne, there is no peace, or happiness, not the kind of happiness from doing what is noble and right. The phony happiness that comes from bragging about our jobs or personal accomplishments, is as fleeting as the wind, and must continue day in and day out to bring happiness. The joy of the Lord that dwells in the depth of the soul based on commitment and purpose is what lasts. It is sustained by the Lord and never leaves, because obedience to Him brings that permanent and abiding love that only He can give.

True love will never come as long as selfishness abounds. When we see God’s ways as important and essential in our existence, then we will experience His wonderful love and purpose.

Matthew 23:12 “And whoever exalts himself will be abased and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”