We read in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 says, "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;" (KJV).
Another word for falling away is apostasy. I believe once devoted saints can be baited by a well-crafted lie of the devil. A lie that dismisses the reality of God. Whatever can be touched or handled or seen is real. God is Spirit so we can't see Him (though He is evident in the lives He changes and His glory found in nature) so the material becomes empirical to how we shape our reality.
It was the same attitude in Noah's generation. Luke 17:27 warns, "People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all." (NIV)
We question God's love when we hear about terrifying wars or suffering children caught in the middle of a divorce. We dismiss God's power to heal after our love one dies of cancer. We demand His immediate justice for those who offend us but it never comes. In short, the toxicity of unbelief closes out the existence of God.
This generation is experiencing what I call atheist-like believers. They simply don't believe God is true to His promises. They go to church, mouth the words of the religious and do acts of service but their heart is cold and lifeless.
But God does care and understands our struggles. A God who makes all things work for the good of those who are called by His name. We are in the last days, beloved. Belief in God's existence is vital to our faith. For we live by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7, NIV).
Beloved, regardless to what our condition or status in life - we must confess God is real. He changes not but remains the same in a world that is constantly changing.
Sometimes I'll look up at the clouds or glance at the trees to remind myself God is in control. He holds back the oceans and causes the sun to rise and dip below the horizon.
His mercy endures forever and so does He.
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