The world, the devil, and ourselves

One of the most tempting propositions for Americans especially is to get caught up in the world. Not only the troubles, but the material, the tempting via sex, drugs, rock n'roll. The wealth, the family only, just our own little plantation. It is easy to do. Worry then enters in with all of this stuff. Then there is the devil, evil, demonic forces which attack us not only in our minds, bodies, mentality and emotions but against our own families, our locale, our nation. Foreign and domestic enemies who are geared up to do real evil are supported invisibly by demonic forces the Bible says. Of course, our elites poo pooh this idea but James does not in the Scriptures. Finally, there is our own self centeredness, pride, hubris, addictions, personalities, biases et al. That too is warned against by James in the Bible. These three attacks hit all of us. All 6 billion of us on this globe. Yet, when people pose the facts, the hope and the help of the Judeo-Christian option and worldview which says a loving God in the person of the Savior-Creator-Lord of the Universe, Jesus Christ has for 2000 years given humanity an answer to evil, sin, self-centeredness, demonic attacks and death, people poo pooh that in greater numbers than ever before. The Bible even warns that this would happen. The evil of the Islamofascists, the Koreans, Chinese, Russians , domestic gangs, criminals can stumble even the strongest of believers in that humble, loving, saving God. But, I posit, Jesus is the ONLY answer to all of these 3 attacks listed above and the domestic and foreign problems we all face. Will He solve all these problems? Well, at the end of history, He will. But, as for now, He told us to use the time we have to work out problems, create loving solutions, defeat evil and the devilish people and nations who work such deeds of darkness, and to offer the Gospel as an everyday answer to life's problems. Will anyone listen nowadays??