Is He Worthy

It is strange to read the words of previous generations and find their deep lamentations over the mounting darkness of sin and rebellion in society of their day. The world, of course, is always opposed to God and His ways in every hour of history. Scripture assures us of this. Yet surely when we consider centuries past, they seem like much simpler times, filled with hard work and staunch limitations in the absence of technology. In the late 1800’s the greatest distraction was a book and the greatest trapping of entertainment was a play at the theatre. Depravity is not bound to an era and men have always been sinful but compared to the 21st century these were much more wholesome days. The advent of digital technology and the internet have opened a conduit for iniquity to be expressed in unprecedented ways. Globalization has broken down ancient barriers and boundaries. Before our eyes a new Babel emerges from the ashes of two world wars that showed us all what lurks in the soul of man, particularly when power is at his fingertips. Indeed, the shadows deepen. Light ever pierces the darkness, but we are naïve to imagine these trends somehow slowing. Jesus actually promises that prior to His coming, lawlessness will abound, and the earth will return to a condition resembling the violent corruption of the days of Noah (Matthew 24:12, 37-39).