My heart and spirit are highly grieved by the state of affairs in this world today. My soul is crying and my heart aches from this suffocating evil that is swirling around today. It is an amass of sadness. It is horrifying and it is beyond human comprehension. It is traumatic and it can be overwhelming even to the most faithful. But it is our faith – that keeps us going – through it all.
Jesus warned us – Matthew 10:15:
“Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.”
Jesus said this to His disciples as He sent them out—warning that towns rejecting the Gospel would face a harsher judgment than even Sodom and Gomorrah. There are so many who are “rejecting” the gospel openly and defiantly. Those who have no regard for humanity, and who cheer in the face of egregious wrongs, and violent killings and senseless monstrosities of action.
Luke 17:28–30
“It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.”
Jesus compares the end times to the days of Noah and Lot—times of worldly distraction, moral decay, and sudden judgment, with prolific non feeling and indifference to all of their brothers and sisters – and His creatures as well.
What Mirrors These Warnings Today?
We see echoes of these warnings in our world now:
- Moral confusion and inversion—where what is evil is called good, and what is good is mocked or silenced.
- Rampant materialism and distraction—just as in the days of Lot, people are “planting and building,” yet spiritually asleep.
- Rejection of truth—even in places where the Gospel is freely preached, hearts grow cold, and miracles are dismissed.
- Violence, division, and desecration of sacred things—from the land to the womb to the sanctuary.
- Open and careless destruction of human beings – and laughing and mocking in the aftermath of such evil perversion.
Jesus is victorious. He reigns now, not just in heaven, but over every shadow that tries to rise. No matter how dark the world may seem—how twisted, how desecrated, how wearying—His light is not dimmed. His promises are not broken. His return is not delayed by chaos. It is drawing near.
The days may echo Sodom, the nights may tremble with uncertainty, but we are not abandoned. We are the remnant, the watchful, the faithful. And we hold fast to this grain of hope:
“Behold, I am making all things new.” — Revelation 21:5 “Your reward will be great in heaven.” — Luke 6:23 “He who endures to the end will be saved.” — Matthew 24:13
One day, every injustice will be overturned. Every tear will be wiped away. Every act of stewardship—every prayer over the world, every defense of sacred land, every quiet obedience—will be remembered and rewarded.
So, we wait, not in despair, but in Holy expectation. Because Jesus reigns. Because He is coming. Because the victory is already won!
“LORD – We look to You knowing You are in control and that You defeated death, and You reign victorious now and always, may we cling to You and follow You through all the days of our lives, in Jesus’ name, Amen.”
In the book of Nehemiah, we find a powerful moment when the people of Israel gathered to hear the Law of Moses. Ezra, the priest, stood before them, reading and explaining the sacred text. Amidst this assembly, Nehemiah delivered a profound message: 