2 Thessalonians 2:7. “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.” POWER OF LAWLESSNESS. There is still a veneer of decency impressed on civilization by the law. A sense of restraint is still working that affects us all. But a hidden, subtle underlying force is working now; Whose purpose is to bring all who honor God completely down.
There are still those who submit to the authority of law enforcement. Science and education, though changing, do affect social deportment.
There are often reported criminal acts that defy all reason; But at this moment, because of the Spirit, there is not for sin an open season.
God, the Spirit has delayed the power of lawlessness from being unleashed; However, a time is yet to come when that lawlessness will be released. It is the ongoing acts of grace and mercy that have maintained A degree of decency and honor in this world by Him whom the powers of darkness have maintained.
It seems to me that there is increasing evidence that change is coming. Signs around the world, the Jewish nation, and moral decay seem to be summoning The day when to the air Christ comes to call His own – And with Him, at the rapture of the Church, we will go home.
The Holy Spirit and the Church still do their work – And in light of the increase in lawlessness and the coming dark We need to labor fervently in the calling God gave us to do – Because when the Lord comes, the day of salvation will be through.
“In one way, Father, I would love to be done with all that is going on in this increasingly godless world. But in another way, I am anxious to be involved in a work where Thou art saving souls. So, if I can be of any use at my age in presenting Thy Word in the power of the Holy Spirit, then please use me. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”