Where are all the Knights

2 Peter 3:8-9 (NIV)  But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.  The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

There has been lots of talk lately about these being, "the last days".  It is easy to understand when we consider the many changes in society.  People we once looked up to now attempt to lead us down paths of wickedness and inhumanity, all in the name of tolerance. Unborn babies are casually slaughtered because it is inconvenient timing.

Values are different, courageous Christian living looks different than it did 50 years ago. Some folks will say we need to get with the times, loosen up a bit.  The stigmas that accompanied certain behaviors of my childhood are now laughed at.  It used to be that living together outside of marriage was something done in the shadows.  Planning a family was part of a process, a progressive and natural way of doing things.

It seems there is no longer order to our lives, to the world.  It is frightening at times when we get caught up in the ways of the world.  This may or may not be the last days.  The Bible teaches the last days are the time between Christ's resurrection and His return.  That is where we are.  It is obvious we have much work to do before His return.

There are fewer and fewer role models for our children to emulate.  We, as parents and grandparents, need to be the shining example for our young.  In a time when real heroes are few and far between we need to step up.  It is time to polish the armor. We need something or someone to cheer, why not root for one another.  Lift up the goodness, point out the positives and take a courageous stand.

Jesus will return at just the right moment, we can be assured of that.  When that moment is, is not for us to know.  It is for us to keep on living, loving and reaching out to those the Holy Spirit is preparing.  He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

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