Hope in Decay

The world in which we live is ceaselessly changing, and the cliched phrase "the only thing that does not change is change" rings appropriately true. Yet due to the irreversible corruption of sin in this world, what is ceaselessly occurring is a decay in morality, body, and nature.

Blinded by sin and without the enlightenment of truth, millions seek to "make the world a better place," naively believing that man is ultimately good, and that through the collaboration and effort of the good intentions of individuals around the globe, the world will slowly be transformed into "a better place." These individuals ignorantly view the world as a cluttered, dilapidated house in need of repair and cleaning, yet which has the potential to be restored to a beautiful mansion. Truth could not be screaming any more loudly into their deaf ears and blind eyes, for if they were to truly look around, they would see that this earthly "mansion" is decaying from the inside out and sinking into a putrid bog. How blindly unaware are such men of their own utter hopelessness apart from salvation from our Redeemer Jesus Christ.

Our morality is in decay. Likewise, our bodies; and even so with nature, such that creation itself "groans and suffers the pains of childbirth" in anxious longing to be set free from the corruption of sin. Yet we who are of God are enlightened to the glorious truth of Jesus Christ. Therefore, as children of God, we are to "consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us." In a world that is ceaselessly decaying in every form and fashion, let us, as the apostle Paul exhorted us in I Thessalonians 5:16-18, ceaselessly rejoice, ceaselessly pray, and ceaselessly give thanks to the one and only true God who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing and has saved us from the clutches of sin by the priceless blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. While we have breath yet in our lungs and life yet in our bodies, let the good news of Christ be proclaimed and our hope and glory shine among all men that they may see and believe in His saving truth!