The Wasting Away of Society
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This Country is falling apart.
This Country is falling apart.
There are many people who share the sentiment that society, the government, values & morals… all these things are falling apart. “Gone are the days of my youth when....”
Lament over society, the kingdoms of the world.
Lament over society, the kingdoms of the world.
Lament over society, the kingdoms of the world.
Lament over society, the kingdoms of the world.
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.”
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
Its Okay to be troubled by the state of society.
Its Okay to be troubled by the state of society.
Being in the world not of the world.
Being in the world not of the world.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
A Hen Gathers Her Chicks
A Hen Gathers Her Chicks
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.”
Psalm 2
He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying, “As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill.”
Psalm 2:4-
I will tell of the decree: The Lord said to me, “You are my Son; today I have begotten you. Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
Psalm 2:7-9
In this way we live with the hope of tomorrow
Seeking the betterment of the city you are called to.
Seeking the betterment of the city you are called to.
But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.
Loosen your cords
“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes. For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left, and your offspring will possess the nations and will people the desolate cities.
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
In this way we live with the hope of tomorrow