Beginning of our End

Philippians 3:7-14 But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. 8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; 10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, 11 if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. 12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. 13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

My heart pains at the level of sin, and the lack of focus in our nation.
My heart pains at how we seek political saviors, when there are none.
My heart pains at how our nation has become a Godless nation.
My heart pains at how Satan is sliding into victory with this misguided focus.
My heart pains at how the Truth is no longer spoken.
My heart pains at how PC is now the trojan horse defeating our nation.
My heart pains at how we are so wrapped up in the now, we are blind to eternity.
My heart pains at the weakening of our preachers watering down the gospel.
My heart pains at how our religious leaders now won’t speak the truth, for the fear of the offense.
My heart pains at how those that do speak the truth, are persecuted, and silenced.
My heart pains at how we are truly getting what we deserve…….

You and I are in a critical intersection of our nation; we will never be the same nation after this election, and God has sealed our future in the “choices” we have before us. We have an imminent threat to our life as we know it, and likely an increasing persecution to Christianity as we know it. The future is uncertain, but it is certain that all our lives will not be the same heading into 2017.

This section in Philippians is where my heart aligns with Paul’s. I want so badly to remain in the center of God’s will for my life. I am no different from you, this crazy world takes my eyes of Christ every day; the focus on eternity is skewed by the pleasures of endless sins and the misguided labors of countless things that moths and rust will destroy. Paul here pens about that eternal focus with a blend of earthly wisdom. To be a part of the sufferings of Christ while we are here; to labor in the gospel so that all may come to know Christ. Paul speaks of not focusing on all this worldly pleasures and sins, but to focus on the One who died to rescue us, and rose to provide us heavenly access for eternity. Oh how my heart pleas that we will seek him diligently. Oh how my heart pleas that we will stand for truth. If we don’t….this is the beginning of our end.