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“The LORD says, ‘O
Israel, ever since that awful night
in Gibeah, there has been only sin and more sin! You have made no
progress whatsoever.’”
Hosea 10:9 NLT

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What
Price Progress?
“Nevertheless I have
this against you, that you have
left your first love.” Revelation 2:4
The World at large and America
in particular has achieved the highest level of progress the world has
ever known. Advancement in every technological and intellectual area has
been unprecedented.
The time involved in doing routine
household chores has been cut by as much as 80 percent thanks to
household appliances.
The abundance of leisure time now
equals or surpasses the work time required to provide an abundant
standard of life for many people.
All this being true, why is moral
decadence surpassing the dark of the darkest ages? Why are divorces,
addictions, teenage pregnancies, abortions, prison populations, national
and personal debt, monetary and energy crises, and any number of other
ills at all-time highs?
Somewhere along the yellow brick road
of progress and advancement of civilization, virtue has all but
disappeared. The God of the Bible has been replaced by the man-made
gods of power, pleasure, prestige, and possessions.
The virtues of loving and serving God
and loving and serving others have been replaced by the vices of loving
ourselves and exploiting and using others.
We had better get back, and get back
quickly, to that right relationship with God through faith in Jesus
Christ and the virtues and values that this relationship imparts.
Father, forgive our foolish ways and restore unto us and all the
world the peace and joy of Your salvation. In Jesus' name, Amen
Lord, You Are
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Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses
to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us
down, especially the sin that so easily hinders our progress. And
let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us.”
Hebrews 12:1 NLT
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