2 TIMOTHY 3 THE HUMAN CONDITION IN THE LAST DAYS Posted on August 22, 2023 by ilmaarts <a href="http://www.ilmaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cn-tower-2013-and-wasaga2013-226.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="http://www.ilmaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cn-tower-2013-and-wasaga2013-226-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-593" srcset="https://www.ilmaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cn-tower-2013-and-wasaga2013-226-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.ilmaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cn-tower-2013-and-wasaga2013-226-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.ilmaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cn-tower-2013-and-wasaga2013-226-400x300.jpg 400w, https://www.ilmaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/cn-tower-2013-and-wasaga2013-226.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><br /> August 23<br /> ________________________________________<br /> 2 TIMOTHY 3<br /> But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. 6 For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, 7 always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. 9 But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men. – 2 Timothy 3:1-9<br /> ________________________________________<br /> 2 TIMOTHY 3 THE HUMAN CONDITION IN THE LAST DAYS<br /> A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA<br /> In the last days, we will be having more difficulties<br /> People will be lovers of self, heartless and lovers of money<br /> Because of the degeneration of the souls of mankind<br /> Chaos, conflict, quarrel, strife, and war abound<br /> Watch out and discern those who are proud and arrogant<br /> Children will be more rebellious and disobedient to their parents<br /> People have turned their backs on God and become lovers of pleasure<br /> They are haters of people and lovers of their self which lead to discord.<br /> Their cravings lead them to more obsessions and various passions<br /> Many will be out of control and would love to live in deceptions<br /> There will be constant abuses because people are power hungry<br /> More and more weak people will be abused and oppressed often<br /> Because of these human conditions, we need to be discerning<br /> Let us grow our trust in the Lord so that we can be ready for his coming<br /> Let’s constantly meditate on his words and follow all his commandments<br /> Let us seek the Lord with all our hearts, souls, spirits, minds and strength.<br /> ________________________________________<br /> REFLECTION<br /> • Which of these conditions are evident in your community?<br /> • How can we prepare for the coming of Christ given such human conditions?</p> </div><!-- .entry-content --> <footer class="entry-meta"> This entry was posted in <a href="https://www.ilmaarts.com/category/poem-devotionals/" rel="category tag">Poem devotionals</a> and tagged <a href="https://www.ilmaarts.com/tag/2-timothy-3-the-human-condition-in-the-last-days/" rel="tag">2 TIMOTHY 3 THE HUMAN CONDITION IN THE LAST DAYS</a>, <a href="https://www.ilmaarts.com/tag/christian-blog/" rel="tag">Christian blog</a>, <a href="https://www.ilmaarts.com/tag/christian-devotional/" rel="tag">Christian devotional</a>, <a href="https://www.ilmaarts.com/tag/christian-poem/" rel="tag">Christian poem</a>, <a href="https://www.ilmaarts.com/tag/ilma-arts-studio/" rel="tag">ILMA ARTS STUDIO</a>, <a href="https://www.ilmaarts.com/tag/ilma-barayuga-doherty/" rel="tag">ILMA BARAYUGA-DOHERTY</a>, <a href="https://www.ilmaarts.com/tag/ilmaarts-com/" rel="tag">ilmaarts.com</a> by <a href="https://www.ilmaarts.com/author/ilmaarts/">ilmaarts</a>. Bookmark the <a href="https://www.ilmaarts.com/2-timothy-3-the-human-condition-in-the-last-days/" title="Permalink to 2 TIMOTHY 3 THE HUMAN CONDITION IN THE LAST DAYS" rel="bookmark">permalink</a>. </footer><!-- .entry-meta --> </article><!-- #post-9051 --> <div id="comments"> </div><!-- #comments --> </div><!-- #content --> </div><!-- #primary --> </div><!-- #main --> <footer id="colophon" role="contentinfo"> <div id="site-generator"> <a href="https://wordpress.org/" class="imprint" title="Semantic Personal Publishing Platform"> Proudly powered by WordPress </a> </div> </footer><!-- #colophon --> </div><!-- #page --> <!-- ngg_resource_manager_marker --> </body> </html>
