Witness for Christ Blog

While everybody is sticking their head in the sand some can perceive the signs of the times. We don't know what the future lies but one thing is sure: we have well passed the point of no return and things can no longer go on merrily forever...

Economic front
Banks and governments are now so intertwined that one will pull down the other - both will collapse together. When governments can't pay their civil servants you have unrest in the streets. Investors are deprived of their shareholders' rights. AGMs are a facade hiding the shenanigans of the board of directors. Superannuation is riddled with government interference so that the only beneficiaries are the trust funds managers. The knee-jerk reaction to the GFC is that after giving loans to those who could not repay them now small businesses cannot raise capital and their share of the labour market is curtailed.

Political front
The institution of democracy is showing obvious signs of weakness when minority governments are unable to win the trust of their constituents. Governing bodies are fighting between themselves to establish their power base and interfere in the life of ordinary tax paying citizens in every possible way. Organised crime is endemic and now controls entire nations like Mexico and Russia. This sets the scene for a coup d'etat to usher in a dictatorship instead of a democracy. We are not far from it when we consider the draconian laws passed in order to counter terrorism.

Terrestrial front
There is not one week going by without the report of some hurricane, tsunami, earthquake, flood, bushfire or other natural disaster destroying people's homes and livelihood. Eventually the risk will be so widespread that no insurance policy will be able to cover you. There is a steady increase of death by wildlife. We hear of swimmers being devoured by sharks, trekkers being mauled by polar bears and villagers being attacked by wolves, tigers or elephants where in the past wild beasts used to keep well away from populated areas.

Moral front
Greed is everywhere. Corporate CEOs sign off ever larger bonus packages for themselves while decimating their workforce by outsourcing overseas to leverage cheaper (slave ?) labour.

Many are falling away to addictions such as sex, alcohol and drugs - people are bored out of their wits because they have no purpose and no future.

Young people are kept out of the property market waiting for the housing bubble to burst at long last. The suicide rate is rising because people have lost hope in a world that seems so set against them.

Senior workers are discriminated because of their age. Some mature men have lost their career, family and homes due to chronic unemployment resulting in divorce.

Women take up a large share of the labour market. Many choose a career instead of raising children. As a result the birth rate is so low that the civilization of many western democracies will be extinct in only 20 years.

The divorce rate is at an all time high. There is a concerted attack on the family. A new generation is rising up without any knowledge of the balancing effect of having both a male and female role model in the home.

I need say no more - you've got the picture. No matter how unpalatable this is we are heading on all accounts for a major showdown. Watch for a concerned attack on Israel because it is God's time clock. In the meantime get on your knees and pray while you still have a chance. If the purpose of all this is to cause you to lookup to heaven and take up the offer of salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ poured out on the cross for the remission of your sins - then maybe it was all worth it. What will it take for a rebellious mankind to be reconciled to God? We wanted to have it our own way. Now God gives us a taste of what it is like to believe the lie we could ever live independently of Him.

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