For there will come a time when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. 2 Timothy 4:3-4

 In my bedroom is a NOAA weather radio. It provides 24/7 weather information, forecasts, and sounds an alert when severe weather is imminent. It’s a useful tool to keep me prepared for any kind of weather, as long as I listen to it on a daily basis. If not, I’ll only have a brief time to respond when an alert goes out, leaving me possibly in a bad situation.

Following the attacks of 9/11, church attendance increased between 6-24%, and surveys revealed that 90% of Americans started praying. That day caught everyone off guard, even though the signs were right in front of our government’s intelligence officers, law enforcement, and our nation’s leaders. But, they chose to not listen and believe the signs, questioned whether something of that scale could really happen, and to everyone’s surprise, it did.

 We are living at a time when the majority of people are filtering their way through all the information provided through social media, the news, mediums, and radical groups. Many of these resources are nothing more than data centers of misinformation willing to receive anyone willing to listen and join their cause. Maybe you are one of those people who’ve adopted certain beliefs from these outlets and they’ve turned your thoughts away from God’s word because they sounded good or aligned with your feelings or desires of the heart.

 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it? Jeremiah 17:9

 Jeremiah 17:9 warns us not to trust the heart. So, who or what can you trust for living rightly in this life? God’s word! It’s full of wisdom, encouragement, and direction for how to live a life pleasing to God. Isn’t that what really matters as God’s creation? He doesn’t want you to be deceived by false teaching and beliefs, but to know the truth is to set your life free from eternal damnation. Instead of turning to the internet, groups, news, and so forth, turn to the bible and be warned about today and what will come in the future. When the trumpet sounds will you be ready?