This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,...
Wow! Look at the list of these sins. It seems to be all the characteristics of men on skid row or even death row in our prisons. There are things discussed in this scripture about people that you wouldn't want said about you. It's almost like a lineup of the worst sins (which couldn't be true, because all sin is equal. Sin is sin and nothing more or less).
In the last days God says that these times would come. He then begins to explain how the men would act before the coming of the Lord Jesus. He says that they will be lovers of their own selves. Men that would love their bodies and the pleasures of the body more than they would love God who created the body. God says they will be covetous, yep, I understand. They will be boastful about themselves. Remember they already love themselves more than God so why wouldn't they boast about it? They would be proud, yep, I understand that also. Men will be blasphemers. They will reject God as true and depend on themselves even to the point of declaring themselves greater than God.
But look at these others... Disobedient to parents? This made the cut? You mean to tell me that this would be considered among these other sinful characteristics? It's hard to believe. Focus on one of them this morning more than the others. Look at this word... "unthankful". Are you starting to realize something? You've made the list. Could it be that you are unthankful at times?
I find it funny that people can list everything they are thankful for on the day of Thanksgiving but on the next day you can hear them as they complain about cleaning up. They complain about the mess the company made. The shake hands and slap backs on Thanksgiving Day, but the day after...well let's just say that they are thankful that everyone is gone back home.
Let "unthankfullness" not have place in the life of a Christian. In ALL things, give thanks.
