Indifference to God

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Indifference to God


Matthew 24:38

For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage...

Recap:

In case you are just joining us, we're observing what's happening in the world around us - with what the Bible says will happen prior to the 2ND coming of Christ.


Jesus describes the events prior to His return as birth pains in Matthew 24:7-8. "Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains."

Think about it: the closer a woman comes to giving birth, the closer together the contractions are. Let's review what's happening in the world around us:

• Financial famine in America: High unemployment; skyrocketing bankruptcy; financial markets seem to have little stability-



• Complete economic uncertainty in global markets



• Lawlessness in London's streets and other major cities - Libya, Syria, Egypt, Yeman



• Egypt, Syria, Tunisia and Yeman have been shaken this year by dramatic and unexpected revolutions -
  


• Israel - Iran is rapidly closing in on building nuclear weapons and the world is not doing nearly enough to stop them -



• A new global mentality.



• Moving ever so slowly to one currency - Europe has already consolidated it's currency. Leaders have expressed desire to be one economically.
  


• 2011 Earthquake / Tsunami in Japan



• 2010 Earthquake in Haiti



• 2005 Category 5 Hurricane Katrina



• 2004 Earthquake/Tsunami in Southeast Asia
  

Jesus likened the second coming to the days of Noah. "For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man."

So, what's wrong with eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage?

NOTHING! Except God was left out of ALL of of it. It's not that the people were doing anything wicked as in criminal. It was wicked in that it was godless. People were completely indifferent to God.

Can't you see indifference to God all around us in today's world? And I'm not talking about unbelievers. I'm talking about the people who call themselves by His name: Christians. Born-again believers - who are totally indifferent to God!

Leaving Him out of our decisions; our businesses; our marriages; our parenting; our sporting events; our vacations; our plans; how we spend our money; our relationships...

Sadly today, Jesus has become an add-on to an already busy schedule. We have a Sunday morning mentality, yet honestly, are no different Monday morning.

Am I describing you? Am I describing your family? Am I describing your lifestyle?

This is not to bring condemnation! This is not to make you feel bad. But it's intended to wake us up! It's intended to bring awareness of possible indifference to God in our own life and to repent. Today, can be the day of change for you.

If this describes you, take time now to tell God how sorry you are. Tell Him you want to repent. That you don't want to be indifferent to Him any longer. Ask Him for practical ways to help you today.

And then determine and resolve - that God is real. Be willing to wake up to an intimate love relationship with Him in your own life.

Tomorrow: Who will wake up because you've woken up?

Next: When I woke up-