Slippery Slope

A slippery slope
The following is a quote from Paul Gallico in Esquire Magazine published in 1948:
"A writer in a popular magazine has written the following words; 'We are all, if you will pardon the expression, Headed for Hell in a handbarrow. If, ever the people of the world stood in need of a spiritual revival, it is now. We are beginning to poison the face of the earth with our miserable presence. The brakes are off. The cart of the world is sliding down the way greased with hatred, ambition, lies, self-seeking and avarice toward the pit.’"
Terrible times are slowly coming upon us. But then again I think every generation has thought that.
I know my parents who grew up in the twenties and thirties in England use to say my generation is as we would say today “pushing the envelope too far”.
They noted that my generation, the baby boomers were changing the world as they knew it. That the social change were not always for the better.
This observation from parents who I can look back on and say were both progressive and liberal for their generation.
My generation however, those of us who grew up in the psychedelic sixties settled down.
Yes we created a more tolerant society in many ways. We changed a few laws and many attitudes. Ultimately however we became materialistic and in many ways self centred. Something our children have taken one step further.
I watched on television the other day the under thirties lining up around the block in their hundreds to get the latest iphone.
At the same time we are facing climate change, as well as threats not necessarily from conventional armies but from terrorist groups that are hard to contain, both home grown and foreign.
As I write this Ebola is sweeping African nations and the prediction is that millions could die.
The Apostle Paul wrote,
"But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God"                                                                                                                                                   2 Timothy 3:1-4
I think we are entering such a time. Still whether we are entering such a time or not we have the solution for the problems of all mankind, a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Jesus said,
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” 
                                                                             Matthew 28:18-20.
We as Christian need to be working to reach people for Christ to the best of our ability, internationally, nationally and among our neighbours and friends.
Think about it.