“America’s public enemy number one in the United States is drug abuse. In order to fight and defeat this enemy, it is necessary to wage a new, all-out offensive.”
The somber warning was issued by the President of the United States. However, it was a speech delivered by then-President Richard Nixon in 1971. Sadly, similar speeches have been given by every president who has followed him. The nation’s drug problem is spiraling out of control. During President Nixon’s time, marijuana was a drug of abuse. Today, the drug of choice is fentanyl. One can only wonder what is next. Some things never change.
Thousands of years ago, the world was deep in the throes of evil. The sin that entered the human race through Adam and Eve was bearing its full fruit. God surveyed the deplorable state and declared judgment, wiping out all creatures on the earth, preserving a representative remnant of all animals with Noah and his family on the ark. It was an all-out offensive against sin.
The LORD observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
Genesis 6:5 (NLT)
After the Flood, mankind had a fresh start. However, within a very short period, sin, once again, found a firm foothold. Drugs, whether in the form of alcohol, opium, or cocaine flourished in the ancient world and remains a major problem today. The human heart does not change. Only a supernatural intervention by an all-powerful God can change the human heart. God sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, as the answer to reconcile the relationship that sin had broken between man and God.
History has shown us that some things never change. Only by confessing and repenting of our sins and accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, can we stop the relentless cycle of sin in our lives. We can change when we place our faith in an unchanging God!
Thanks be to God that Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today, and forever.
Amen!
Love and trust in the Lord; seek His will in your life.
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