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WHAT TIME IS IT		 WHATS ON THE TABLE
WHATS ON THE TABLE		 DIRTY SOCKS ON THE FLOOR
DIRTY SOCKS ON THE FLOOR		 LOCAL CONVICTS
LOCAL CONVICTS		 IN THE FIELD
IN THE FIELD		 HIDDEN TREASURE
HIDDEN TREASURE		 LOST AND FOUND
LOST AND FOUND		 NEW CREATURE
NEW CREATURE		 FATAL DISEASE
FATAL DISEASE		 THE WAR
THE WAR		 THE YARD STICK
THE YARD STICK		 LOST KEYS
LOST KEYS		 THE PERFECT SPLINT
THE PERFECT SPLINT		 STANDING STILL AT WARP SPEED
STANDING STILL AT WARP SPEED
What Time Is It

Standing Still at Warp Speed

"Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10
 
 
The Rate of Change
    
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    		• Colleges know what students in technical fields learn as a junior will be outdated when they are a senior.
        
  		• Moore's Law notes that computing speed doubles every 18 months. This has been true since the 1960's.
        
  		• Intel and Microsoft are on a 18 month development cycle. That means their goal is to turn out new computer chips and new software that is faster and does more every 18 months.
        
  		• The current internet is capable of providing people around the globe with any sort of information at your fingertips 24 hours a day 7 days a week. A new, much faster, internet is being built as we speak.
        
  		• In 2006 Dean Robert M. Brown of Greensboro University in North Carolina states "By the year 2020, global knowledge is predicted to double every 72 days"
         The new norm is a constant acceleration in change. Thinking of the future in light of how much laws, values and morals have changed in just our lifetime is enough to make your head spin.
    Where We Are Headed
          Daniel 12:4 indicates that near the end of this age (just before Jesus comes back), knowledge will increase. I'd say that's already happening.
     
    Ecclesiastes 1:18 tells us that increased knowledge = increased sorrow.
     
    We’re not going to go into an in-depth study here on what’s going to happen before Jesus comes again. But, the Bible mentions earthquakes, wars, famine, disease and a lot of scary things that will take place in the final days. But, these things will not be a sudden shock. We’ll be use to it (can you say "Katrina", "tsunami", "flood", "salmonella", "tornado", "Columbine", "911", "Swine flu", just to name a few). Yep, were becoming desensitized.
     
    Luke 17:26-27 Says when the end of this age comes we will be busy marring, eating , drinking, buying and selling things; we will be building and planting; just everyday life.
    Hanging On
          Sounds like we can expect things are going to be a little crazy(er) in the future. Some folks might just pass smooth out with worry.
     
    But, for the Christian who has faith in our Lord, as bad as these things are, there is a huge comfort in seeing things foretold in the Bible coming to pass. Knowing what is going on, who is in control and where it will all end, makes for a special confidence that can strengthen us in these times.
     
    Matthew 10:28 is a command for the Christian while weathering a storm.
    Philippians 4:13 gives the Christian strength to stand strong even in the face of personal tragedy and loss.

     
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