Many people say that they haven’t seen things this bad since the Great Depression. The Great Depression followed the stock market crash of 1929 and during that time:
- Suicide rate rose more than 30% between the years of 1928-1932
- Bankrupt speculators leaped to their deaths from skyscraper windows
- Alcoholism rose sharply in urban areas
- Three times as many people were admitted to state mental hospitals as in normal times.
There is a rise in health problems because of financial stress, worry, and uncertainty regarding the future. The link between financial troubles and psychological problems is well documented. Dr. Redford Williams says,
“A rising tide of distress is going to be manifest in mental health problems, suicide rates, and heart disease”.
We are witnessing an America that we aren’t accustomed to, people are:
- Irritable and Angry
- Suffering from Fatigue and Sleeplessness
- Self-medicating by Overeating or Indulging in Unhealthy Foods
- Loneliness
- Frightened
There is uneasiness not only in America but around the world. These are unusual times, and these are dangerous times. There was something that happened to America on September 11, 2001 and it hasn’t been the same since.
It's almost as though we have reverted back to past. Dissension and strife have inflamed old wounds and people are fighting the wars of 1861 and 1961 all over again.
Wearing masks has affected how we interact with each other and it's at a time when we desperately need each other. In the Bible, lepers were required to cry,
"Unclean, Unclean!"; it was a cry for everyone to stay away and keep their distance.We almost feel that way when wearing a mask because masks mean that something is wrong.There is a sense that we don’t have access to other people that we did before. When you're wearing a mask and staying six feet apart, it's hard to be sociable.
Eyes may be the window to the soul, but it makes it difficult to communicate while wearing a mask. Our emotions are somewhat muted by a mask. You can still see wide eyes and furrowed brows but it's hard to read whether someone is happy or sad when they are wearing a mask. In order to protect humanity, we've lost a little of humanity by becoming antisocial.
There's a lot going on behind the scenes that we may not know about but one thing is for sure, Satan is having a hey day. The devil is the accuser of the brethren and it's his job to pit brother against brother and sister against sister.
We seem to have forgotten that there is an invisible war between right and wrong and between righteousness and evil. How many times have we read Isaiah but never realized how truly prophetic it was as it is today?
Isaiah 5:20
20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
We are living in a world in crisis because the end of all things is at hand. We are set for one of the biggest events in world history, the rapture of the church, and the unveiling of the anti-Christ.
I Peter 4:7
7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
The contemporary English version puts the first part like this:
“Everything will soon come to an end.”
This is a time for serious praying! This is a time to make your calling and election sure! This is a time to love and forgive one another!
The world is looking for a bail out or a rescue plan but they are looking in the wrong direction. The saints of God are about to bail out of this old world. Jesus is coming to our rescue!
Jesus is coming and everything will soon come to an end!
