Last night on TV I saw the plight of a woman who was unceremoniously put out of the Housing Project apartment that she had been illegally squatting. She has six children, the two oldest teenage boys of fifteen and fourteen respectively. These two young men shared their hurt and disappointment that those in authority had been so hard-hearted as to put all their belongings on the street without first informing them of what they had planned to do.
The poor woman told of how she had tried so many times to regularize her situation, but to no avail. Even after eviction, she is still trying to get some help from the Housing Authority. Thank God for the help of sympathetic neighbor, a couple who have given the family temporary shelter until hopefully they get another place to live.
Another disturbing story on the news. An elderly man was burnt to death in his house. When the burnt remains of the house was combed, the police discovered that the kitchen had been ransacked. Implements like a brand new whacker, and other things that the man kept under lock and key were now outside. Perhaps the perpetrators didn't get what they were looking for and decided to burn both the poor man and his house.
The Bible says that in the last days people will get really selfish and hard-hearted. I can tell of the storiesI have seen on TV and on the papers, heard on the radio, and have been told to me about cruelty of one form or another. It makes me know and believe more and more that we are indeed living in the "last days," because of the signs of the last days is that the love of many will grow cold. Please, let not our hearts grow cold. Let us love one another.
And because there will be more and more lawlessness, most people's love will grow cold. Matthew 24:12 (God Word's Translation (@1995)
The poor woman told of how she had tried so many times to regularize her situation, but to no avail. Even after eviction, she is still trying to get some help from the Housing Authority. Thank God for the help of sympathetic neighbor, a couple who have given the family temporary shelter until hopefully they get another place to live.
Another disturbing story on the news. An elderly man was burnt to death in his house. When the burnt remains of the house was combed, the police discovered that the kitchen had been ransacked. Implements like a brand new whacker, and other things that the man kept under lock and key were now outside. Perhaps the perpetrators didn't get what they were looking for and decided to burn both the poor man and his house.
The Bible says that in the last days people will get really selfish and hard-hearted. I can tell of the storiesI have seen on TV and on the papers, heard on the radio, and have been told to me about cruelty of one form or another. It makes me know and believe more and more that we are indeed living in the "last days," because of the signs of the last days is that the love of many will grow cold. Please, let not our hearts grow cold. Let us love one another.
And because there will be more and more lawlessness, most people's love will grow cold. Matthew 24:12 (God Word's Translation (@1995)
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