Apocalypse?

June 30

The world around us is slipping into a spiritual abyss. That sounds like a radical statement but the objective observer cannot but note the magnitude of change that is occurring in rapid order. Perhaps it’s more easily noted in a nation that has enjoyed freedom and prosperity than in parts of the world that have not.

We see natural disasters and man-made catastrophes impacting our environment and we see man’s inhumanity to his fellow man reaching epic proportions. We see men in high office and institutions that were once worthy of trust that have betrayed those who put their confidence in them.

We have seen war and pestilence in greater degree than at any other time in history. The sobering evidence cries out to our sensibilities, “APOCALYPSE!” We think of the words of Jesus in Matthew 24:33, “When these things happen, it (His return) is even at the doors.”

What then should we do in the face of the tragedy of the world and the hope of His coming? Psalm 47:1,2 gives us this insight: “Clap your hands…shout to God with the voice of triumph, for the Lord Most High is the great King over all the earth!” He will vanquish all His foes! His people will reign with Him eternally!