Disguised Creepers

Can any of you Baby Boomers like me recall the taste of a genuine orange, cola, and “Dr” soda? They no longer taste the same because the manufacturers have watered them down. We’re also finding foods in smaller packages, a smaller size, yet at an increased cost. This year we discovered that the home pesticide we have used for years, keeping our place bug free for a year at a time, is no longer as effective. Cleaning products, the same thing—watered down. Do the manufacturers of these products not think we’ve noticed?

Have we developed the mentality that “it is what it is?” Lord, help us! People are also settling for watered-down and re-sized standards in our society, principles God and our nation's founding fathers never intended. How did this happen? Subtle changes. It starts with a watered-down and resized “something” that evolves into a falsehood one person or group believes, then another creeping into home life, schools, government, and churches. Sadly the “bad guys,” sometimes disguised like the “good guys,” have and will continue to stifle truth and integrity, and it will get worse:

“But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.” 2 Timothy 3:13

Paul urged Timothy to stay strong and faithful in the Lord’s work. He spoke of the coming time when people would no longer accept God’s sound doctrine, calling the last days perilous and people’s morals corrupt (vs. 1–4). These folks wanted their ears “tickled”; they heard what they wanted from those who opposed God. We are living in the “last days.” Subtleness has turned to unashamed, blatant rebellion against God. When what people say and do differ from God’s Word, even in the smallest detail, it is a sin, no matter who they are or how they spin their agendas and narratives. Judgment day is coming.