The Storm of Sin

…The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God…
Psalm 9:17

In August 2005, the storm of all storms was brewing in the Gulf of Mexico. It was a storm that would forever change cities. It would wreak havoc upon hundreds of families. As Hurricane Katrina was churning over the warm waters of the gulf, fear was gripping the hearts of thousands as they sit in its potential path of destruction. As that overwhelming storm made landfall, it forever altered the lives of thousands. For over 1800 people, it ushered them to the doorpost of death.

As you sit here this day, there is a storm brewing over this nation. It is churning like a hurricane over warm water as it constantly gains strength. It is getting worse and worse. Soon this storm will be too large to control and will be too great to handle. Where is this storm? Is it churning in the Atlantic? How about the Pacific? Does its origins resonate from the Gulf of Mexico? The answer is, No! This storm is brewing in the hearts of men and women from coast to coast. It is booming from Washington to Raleigh. It is flourishing from Wilmington to Asheville. It is moving across the heartland of the Republic to the Canyons of Arizona. An evil is settling into the souls of millions. Wickedness is inhabiting the hearts of people all through this land. It seems there is a dark cloud of fear and turmoil that is ushering in the storms of sin.

You don’t agree? You don’t believe this is the truth? You may think I am an alarmist. You may believe I am just a pessimist. Allow me a moment to illustrate my point. How can a child kill classmates in cold blood? How can thieves murder a man in a Convenient store over a pack of cigarettes? Why would a man blow his paycheck on a pint of whisky instead of feeding his family? Why would a mother put a newborn in a dumpster just because the baby cries for milk? Friend, there is a cloud of wickedness that is on horizon and God Almighty is the only one who can stop it.

Why should we care? What difference does it make to the Christian? Besides, “This world is not my home, I’m just passin’ through!” My friend, I do agree with you on that point, but we should still worry about this storm of sin. We should care because this storm will affect our children. This storm will be a cloud over our grandbabies. Your children will go to war zones instead of classrooms because of this storm. They will learn about homosexuals instead of the Almighty Creator. They will learn how to practice safe sex instead of abstinence. Something is wrong! What will you do? Will you sound out the warning? Will you sound the alarm that the storm is coming? For you see my friend, when the storm gets here, it will be too late! Let us get a burden and pray to the God of Heaven to save us from this wave of wickedness. May this be the day we stand up and tell people about this sinful storm.