There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lover of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God – having a form of godliness but denying its power. 2 Timothy 3:2-5

Sounds like the world today? I definitely think so! I was having a casual conversation with someone recently when this word came up. They felt that yes, it may be so, but we have taken things too far with God’s standards. They said that life today is so different than it used to be back in biblical times, and so our thinking and rules for living must be adjusted.

I was, to put it mildly, taken back by their reasoning! To me, these verses in 2 Timothy 3 tell us exactly where we have gone wrong! If we would have taken God at His word and given love and forgiveness to others, if we would have honored our parents, if humility was seen in each one of us instead of boasting and pride, then maybe, just maybe harmony, love of neighbor and giving would once again rule in our world today!

God has warned us so many times not to follow the ways of the world. Romans 12:2 tells us not to be conformed to the ways of the world. Titus 2:12 tells us to say no to ungodliness and worldly passions and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age! In this present age – we need to pay attention to these three words, for God is the same, yesterday, today and forever!

So in this present age means to us today “in this present age”! God speaks to us today about the present situation and again warns His people! Let us forever hear Him speak!