Our world has become a large, impersonal, busy institutions.
We are alienated from each other. Although crowded, we are lonely. Pushed together but were uninvolved. No longer do most neighbors visit across the backyard fence. The well-manicured front lawns are a modern most that keeps barbarians at bay. Hoarding and flaunting have replaced sharing and caring. It’s like we are occupying a common space but have no common interests as if we’re on an elevator with rules such as “no talking, smiling, or eye contact allowed without the written consent of the management.
Painful though it may be for us to admit, we’re losing touch with one another. The motivation to help, encourage, and yes serve our fellow human beings is waning. People observed crimes in progress but refused to help so they wouldn’t be involved. Our fundamental values are getting lost in these confusing days. And yet, it is these things that form the essentials of a happy and fulfilled life.
Our grand declaration of biblical assurance is etched in the rock-like truth of Romans 8 says,
“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren” – Romans 8:28-29
Maybe you’ve never stopped to consider that God is committed to one major objective in the lives of all His people to conform to the image of His son.
From Pity to Praise 