Signs of the Times
Where do we go from here?
(cont. from p.1)
Human wisdom is not sufficient to unravel and solve these problems. Every solution that has been considered is acknowledged to be only temporary. We need a Voice from Heaven to give us a fresh, new Word. Has the Lord given a new message that applies to our generation as we confront this situation? That is an important question, don't you think? Let's explore that possibility now.
(Please be patient. The problems of the world did not happen over night and their analysis, looking for possible solutions cannot be made in a brief document. Your continued consideration is essential if you would like to assist in discovering possible answers offering everyone new hope. Please read on and if you have any constructive thoughts jot them down and then share them with all of us by going to "CONTACT US" and entering them in the comment section there.)
NOW, CONSIDER THIS:
Not only do we face in our day wars and rumors of wars but much of our world has been awed and victimized by a series of
cataclysmic natural disasters. There has been in very recent times a variety of disasters occurring all around the world. There
have been among other things torrential rains, floods, volcanoes, earthquakes, vast forest fires, typhoons, tsunamis,
hurricanes, mudslides, droughts, famines and pestilences. The International Disaster Center,
http://cidi.org/disaster/index.html lists on their site
scores and scores of disasters which have affected different areas of our world in the recent past.
Is this by design? What is the meaning of all of this? Could it be that God has attached some divine message to these natural
disasters? Furthermore, please consider these probing questions.
God, in His inspired word said,
In today's world, everyone recognizes that there are many people who conspire to exclude God from their personal lives and from the affairs of our nation and world. According to the quoted verse, this displeases God. While God loves and is longsuffering, His patience eventually wears out triggering some kind of a response from Him. God does not have to strike His disobedient and unfaithful children in order to punish them. He merely removes His protective shield and the Devil has a host of agents at his disposal to attack and destroy people. The Scripture teaches,