Jude 24-25 ‘Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy; To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever..’
DAILY READING – 1 Corinthians 7:25-40; 1 Kings 21; Amos 5
On Friday, June 26, 2015 the United States Supreme Court handed down a decision that legalized same-sex marriages in their nation.
This decision seemed to have opened the door for all sorts of other marriages to begin springing up. In the News, there have been stories of people marrying their pets and other animals.
In 2019, many major News outlets reported the story of a former model, Elizabeth Hoad, who married her dog on live T.V. After 4 broken-off engagements and over 220 unsuccessful dates, she had decided she couldn’t find the right man, and so chose to marry her dog.
There have also been other stories of people marrying cats, cows, dolphins, and even frogs.
Some others have chosen to marry inanimate things.
In 2017, there was media reports of a woman named Carol Santa, who got ‘married’ to a building. She married the Santa Fe train station in San Diego, California. She said she had been in a ‘relationship’ with the train station since she was nine years old. After marrying the station she made the station’s name her surname. Every day she takes a 45 minute bus ride to the station to spend some time with the building.
There have also been other reports of people marrying their duvet, briefcase, tree, train, chandelier, fence etc.
Certainly, today the world is living in confusion, where sin and perversion seems to be elevated, while truth is trampled upon.
This is certainly one of the glaring signs of the end-times.
Living in such a world where there seems to be no absolute truth, our guide and source of clarity remains the Word of God.
God’s Word is an anchor that holds us steady and upright as the various winds of ideas and doctrines swirl around us.
It has held true throughout the ages and will always be right even when everything else is wrong.
With the world around us drowning in confusion, the Word sets our feet on a solid foundation.
Christ alone is able to keep us from falling in these perilous times. [Jude 24].
Through His Word we are kept and preserved even as the winds of chaos howls in the world.
His Word remains our solid anchor especially as the pressure mounts on believers to compromise the Bible’s standard and embrace the liberal thinking of modernity.
But the truth is that no level of civilization can ever make the Bible to become outdated.
The Bible contains unchangeable truth that has transcended the ages and continues to transform lives today.
No matter the cost or the consequence we must continue to stand for Christ and let His Word be our standard of living.
In our families, offices and society, we must always elevate the Word of God above the ways of the world.
Never allow external pressures or influences cause you to compromise your faith. Following the ways of God may seem unpopular, but it is the narrow way that leads to life. The broad way of the world may seem easy and enjoyable, but in the end it leads to destruction.
Refusing to live like the world and choosing to live for God may seem hard initially, but always remember that God is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
We can never make God first and become last.
As we continue to seek Him first, certainly every other thing will eventually be added unto us.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to always stand for the truth of Your Word at all times and in all situations. Lord, please always uphold me by the Word of Your power and grant me the grace to never compromise my faith no matter the trial or temptation in Jesus Name.
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Illuminate your world for you are a star destined to shine. WORDBITE 222.