Ray Family Update from September 2016

These are both wonderful and fearful times in which we live. The times are wonderful in the sense that we have unimaginable opportunities to serve the Lord. Our ministries have opportunities to reach farther faster than ever before. We can minister locally here in Fountain City and at the same time publish articles or preach the word via the internet clear across the world. While some churches are being distracted by the construction of family life centers and the promotion of clubs and activities, those who are truly enlisted in the fight need to understand the responsibility given to this generation. The sad truth is that we are squandering our opportunities and failing in our responsibility and the doors for these privileges are swiftly closing.

For years, the world has been brainwashing our youth out of everything we hold to be dear. As a result, we have a world filled with godless and morally depraved adults. Our education system despises God and serves as indoctrination institutions for the promotion of an anti-God society. As such, the arrival of each new generation brings us one step closer to the loss of the liberties that have allowed us to so freely spread the gospel of Christ. Liberties, I might add, that were given to us through the early labours of Baptist Christians and preserved for us by the bravery of faithful soldiers, many of whom paid the ultimate price.

While others are squandering the fleeting opportunities, I am thankful to know some men, a good number of men, in fact, who are giving their all to serve their generation by the will of God. Many of these men are under continual spiritual attack. They are doing far more for the cause of Christ with far less financial support than the megachurches and television personality preachers. They constantly endure the ridicule of the brethren for trying to do something for God in the Laodicean age. They overcome the criticisms of carnal Christians who fail to understand the importance of what they are trying to do for the Saviour. If there was ever a time when these faithful saints need our prayers and financial support, it is now! They must be encouraged rather than discouraged. Their sacrifices must be noted and met with our own.