THE NARROW PATH TO RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD - DAY 64

by Rev. Robert John Cericola, Carroll, OH - EUA 

Day 64

Times of Difficulty

2 Timothy chapter three describes the human behavior that will be difficult for Christians to live with in the last days.

2 Timothy 3:1–4 (ESV) But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.

If you pause a moment from your busy daily routine and consider what is taking place in society, you will clearly see we are in the last days. For example, consider the politicians in the news. Many of them slander and are being slandered, many are heartless and consumed with arrogance and are definitely not lovers of God. However, this behavior is not reserved only for political figures it is being exhibited in all areas of society.

Paul’s warning has no effect on people that live as Godless lovers of self.  But, to those of us that are following the Narrow Path of Obedience leading to a relationship with God it is important that we heed Paul’s warning and realize that association with Godless behavior can lead you into Godless behavior and lead you off the Narrow Path.

Ending Thoughts

Do you believe we are in the end times? Identify areas in your circle of life where such Godless behavior is being exhibited.