I was sitting in a store when the owner’s niece, who was about 13 years old, walked in. She flopped down in a chair nearby and chatted for a while. Outside, the Fourth of July parade was just over, and a Christian group in the parade had passed out stickers that looked like this:
A look of disgust passed over this young girl’s face as she pulled the sticker out of her pocket and said, “Look what I got, Aunt Cath.” Then she made a face and pitched the sticker into the garbage can.
How very sad to see a generation of young people growing up with little knowledge of God and no love for Him. I’m sure many do not even believe there is a God, much less One who loves them. The Bible warns us in 2 Timothy 3:1,3 that in the last days perilous (dangerous) times will come and that men will despise those that are good. This young girl despised the Christian who gave her the sticker, and she rejected the message on it.
Psalm 11:4 tells us, “The Lord is in His holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: His eyes behold, His eyelids try, the children of men.” Psalm 14:1 says, “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.”
The day is coming when the Lord Jesus will come for His own; we will meet Him in the air “and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” 1 Thessalonians 4:17. There is a solemn warning in 2 Thessalonians 2:12 for those left behind -there will be judgment for those “who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness [sins].”
The Lord God loves you and longs for you to be saved from judgment. “God our Saviour; who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” 1 Timothy 2:3,4. “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son.” John 3:16. “Christ Jesus; who gave Himself a ransom for all.” 1 Timothy 2:5,6.
It is really true,
Don’t turn your back on this message or throw it into the garbage. Accept the Lord Jesus as your Saviour today.
ML-11/13/1994