It's Too Late!

God was warning the young prophet that the service to which he was appointed would be demanding, but he could be assured that he would be well equipped to fulfil every expectation to which God now appointed him. In light of the accounts provided of the appointment of these prophets, my great fear for this generation and for this society is that we are now witnessing an exceptionally religious society, though it is a disobedient and rebellious society. Ours is not a churched society, but despite the listless, dispirited preaching that is characteristic of this day, people are prone to identify themselves as spiritual. Despite the disdain for the Faith, and despite the refusal to have anything to do with the Holy Bride of Christ, it is nevertheless amazingly common to hear people describe themselves as spiritual. Whatever that means to them, it does not include the capacity for heeding the Spirit of Christ. Thus, it would appear that this generation hears but doesn’t understand. It seems evident that this generation sees but doesn’t perceive.

With the generalised acceptance of wickedness as normal, or at least easily ignored, I must conclude that this current generation is afflicted with dull hearts, heavy ears, and blinded eyes. If this were otherwise, the people of this present generation would be capable of seeing with their eyes, hearing with their ears, understanding with their hearts, and they would turn and be healed. That the people not only do not turn to the Lord, but that they reject the reign of the Living God over their lives leaves me little choice but to conclude that it is too late for this society! God’s revelation to Isaiah of the conditions into which He was sent mirrors the conditions that prevail in our own society. And if it was too late for Israel in that day, then it is apparent that it is too late for the culture in which we now live.

THE PRESENT SITUATION — I began the message by citing some of the news items that are found in almost any news feed today. Other equally shocking news items could be added, each pointing to a steady slide into a moral morass for the United States and Canada. Christians might anticipate that making the Word of God available to people would be one means of changing hearts and minds. However, it is increasingly apparent that even making the Bible available to be read is antithetical to the woke mind.

A news item popped up on my news read one day in August of this past year. That news story detailed how a Texas school had removed a number of books from the school library as problematic. Among the books pulled were such disturbing books as Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” “Anne Frank’s Diary,” and the Bible. [4] These books had received a complaint that they were inappropriate in reaction to parental concerns expressed about other books that espoused homosexuality and depreciated whiteness. What is disturbing is not that someone complained about the Bible and about such powerful books as “The Diary of Anne Frank” or “The Bluest Eye,” what is disturbing is that school authorities would remove them without even considering the history either of the books or of those complaining. One might conclude that there now exists a conspiracy to deny the Bible to the people of this generation. In reality there is a conspiracy, a conspiracy directed by Satan. It is almost as if the words written by Amos so many centuries past are coming to pass in this day. Recall how Amos prophesied,