Good morning! How are we faithing? This month causes reflection in the fire service and law enforcement. The events of 9/11 24 years ago is still fresh in my mind as I am sure in all of the other men and women involved in the safe guarding of the populous. We also are watching evil proliferate all over the place with murders, thievery and every other heinous acts one can imagine. What is happening is asked and the answer is in the Word of God. Prophecy speaks of these times over and over. United States is not referred to in the last days writings and with what is happening in this country today one can see a path to either non existence or complete collapse. The days of civil discourse seems to be over. The media hypes all sorts of rhetoric with libel statements and out right lies. No side is innocent of this. It's interesting that the apostle Stephen was martyred for his belief in Jesus the Christ. Stephen spoke of evil and the failings of the "church" and was killed for speaking out. 

  Act 7:51-58  Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.   Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:   Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.   When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,   And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.   Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,   And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

Are we seeing the same actions today in America? I believe we are. I see media of all sorts celebrating evil. The civil discourse we used to enjoy is falling by the wayside as hate and disdain for others grows. Will we see another civil war? I don't know. Will we see social collapse? Probably. Will we see families and communities turn on each other for view points? I think we will. Now is the time, today is the day to seek out Jesus and the only salvation that we have access to. The grace and the sacrifice of Jesus is our only hope.

Heavenly Father,

 Thank you for salvation that you give freely out of your real true love. We ask for wisdom and revelation in these times to act and to serve you as we ought and not be over taken by the dark forces around us. Help us bless where ever and when ever we can and help us stand for truth. Lord we beg for forgiveness because we know we are an awful lot many times. Bless those suffering in Jesus name, amen.