For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
Matthew 6:21
As another year comes upon me, I hope to go all out for Jesus Christ as never before...
there will your heart be also.
Matthew 6:21
As another year comes upon me, I hope to go all out for Jesus Christ as never before...
And one reason for this is because I don't know how much longer I will be on this earth.
While, another reason is because it appears evident to me that the United States of America is not only going bankrupt economically, but morally and spiritually, as well. And I doubt if even our most well-intentioned leaders could reverse the slide. I doubt they could save our economy. They seem incapable of providing the nation with a sound moral compass, too. Therefore, I am conscious of the fact that, perhaps at some future time, I will not be allowed to publicly share my faith or be able to openly serve the Lord. Thus, I must do what I can today.
Furthermore, it appears that greed, corruption and dishonesty have permeated every level of society, to include many churches. The love of money, which the Bible warns about, has already caused myriads of people to suffer astounding levels of personal loss. Mankind's quest for more material goods has gripped millions of hearts with an increasing lust for the things this world has to offer. We've become a generation who cannot be satisfied with less. Many are restlessly unhappy and dissatisfied with life.
Yet in spite of the morass of evil we're swimming in right now, I believe there is still a degree of hope for America. This is because, as my King James Bible states, "But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound" (Romans 5:20b). While another translation puts it like this: "Where sin fills up, grace overflows the more" (The Berkeley Version).
My prayer, therefore, is that men will begin to see the uselessness and empty vanity in having an abundance of earthly wealth and material possessions. Besides, such things will decay eventually. Instead, I believe that one's real treasure can only be found in knowing Jesus Christ, and by having a personal relationship with Him. For with such a relationship comes the gift of eternal life. And if a person has eternal life, then he has the best and most important gift of all. It will last forever, too.
D.B.
While, another reason is because it appears evident to me that the United States of America is not only going bankrupt economically, but morally and spiritually, as well. And I doubt if even our most well-intentioned leaders could reverse the slide. I doubt they could save our economy. They seem incapable of providing the nation with a sound moral compass, too. Therefore, I am conscious of the fact that, perhaps at some future time, I will not be allowed to publicly share my faith or be able to openly serve the Lord. Thus, I must do what I can today.
Furthermore, it appears that greed, corruption and dishonesty have permeated every level of society, to include many churches. The love of money, which the Bible warns about, has already caused myriads of people to suffer astounding levels of personal loss. Mankind's quest for more material goods has gripped millions of hearts with an increasing lust for the things this world has to offer. We've become a generation who cannot be satisfied with less. Many are restlessly unhappy and dissatisfied with life.
Yet in spite of the morass of evil we're swimming in right now, I believe there is still a degree of hope for America. This is because, as my King James Bible states, "But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound" (Romans 5:20b). While another translation puts it like this: "Where sin fills up, grace overflows the more" (The Berkeley Version).
My prayer, therefore, is that men will begin to see the uselessness and empty vanity in having an abundance of earthly wealth and material possessions. Besides, such things will decay eventually. Instead, I believe that one's real treasure can only be found in knowing Jesus Christ, and by having a personal relationship with Him. For with such a relationship comes the gift of eternal life. And if a person has eternal life, then he has the best and most important gift of all. It will last forever, too.
D.B.
