In this present world....

I remember a long time ago I was at a women's meeting and the speaker's whole devotion was on how people lived 100 years ago. I have since heard that used as an illustration many times in different settings and it has always drove me crazy. I guess it's one of my pet peeves, we all are allowed one or two. In Titus 2:12 the Bible says "Teaching us that denying ungodly and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world". God commands us to live in this present world. Today! With whats on T.V. today. With the way people dress today. I don't need to read a history book to find out how I should live , all I need is the Bible. Are things getting worse? No Doubt but the Word of God and the Holy Spirit are just as relevant today as it always has been. As wicked sinners our hearts will always bend toward evil if left unchecked. We will invent new ways of doing evil, take things that were meant for good and make them bad. Why? Because we are! We are all hopeless rebels bent on doing evil every minute of everyday without the constant help from the Lord. Maybe I'm just carnal, but I think its hard enough to stay straight today let alone looking back to history and add more don't to my list. The Lord is "gracious, full of compassion" Psalm 145:8 He also says "Be ye Holy as I am Holy" LEV. 11:44 We should strive our very best by staying in God's Word everyday, and fleeing those carnal lusts that drag us down to "live godly in this present world." --Lois