Are you tired of bad news? Do you grieve over the never-ending cycle of mayhem and madness assaulting you daily through the TV, the Internet and the print media, to say nothing of the trying events of your life and the lives of loved ones? Well, here is some good news! The world is about to change dramatically--for the better!
by Cecil E. Maranville
Few would argue with the view that this present world is facing monumental problems, including terrorism, disease, violent crime and natural disasters. Where is God in all of this bad news?
Some angrily criticize Him for failing to stop these and other tragedies. Some have given up faith altogether, because of all the suffering they have witnessed. But they do not understand that He has never abandoned humanity and that His plan to save them from death is right on track.
You may retort that He is too late to save billions who have already died, many of them prematurely as innocent victims of the actions of others. You would be right that there have been innocent victims but wrong that God is too late to save them.
Millions expect God is going to save only them, snatching them away to heaven, while leaving billions behind to suffer agonizing deaths. This is not so! Rather than flee from this troubled planet, believers will remain here with Christ to assist Him in helping its citizens to reverse every last evil.
Read on to see where the Bible promises these developments and to learn how you can have a part in the marvelous future of the world that is coming tomorrow.
Some see no need for God
Others are convinced that believing in a specific God would complicate their lives, placing (what they feel are) unnecessary restrictions on their lifestyles and their behavior. These people do not look for God. They may be moral in a general sense; they may be well educated and responsible people, but they do not expect God to affect either their lives or the lives of the rest of humanity. They believe the world is now, and will be in the future, what men and women make it—nothing more and nothing less.
