Pop artists often express theological truth even when they do not know it. It is obvious that we are in a cultural twister that seeks to obliterate Christianity.
But this is nothing new. The church has always been in the minority seeking to challenge the world, inviting a lost and dying world to find life in Jesus. It requires the church to flex both its muscles of conviction and compassion. It demands the moral stability to stand its ground. It demands that the people of the church be willing to live better and die better than the people of the world.
This can and will only happen if we are living today as we look to the future. Ethics are always encased in Eschatology. We are to live today in light of tomorrow. We are waiting for King Jesus to return. He came at an appointed time, died an atoning death, and has risen to resurrection life so that we could be delivered from death and appropriate the gift of eternal life. (John 3:16, 5:24, 20:31)
We do not know when He comes, but we know when He does come, He comes for us. Let us be ready, living with holy conduct and a heavenly outlook.
The music of my youth spoke to racial riots and protests to war and concluded: "Tell me over and over again, my friend we are on the eve of destruction." (1965 P.F. Sloan)
Sounds like not much has changed in our culture. But it is true now as it was then and will always be: Jesus provides the only durable offer of hope to a lost and dying world.
Who will you tell this week? Serving Him with you Until He comes for us. Fred | 
