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Job 17:12 KJV

They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.

This passage reminds me of those who call evil good and good evil. Job says that his friends claim that daylight and prosperity and good things are just around the corner when in truth the darkness of God's judgment is coming on fast. 

They remind me of the talk show hosts who claim that hard work, capitalism, and conservative politics can make everyone in the United States prosperous. I realize they are merely entertainers. Their particular brand of entertainment is to tell their audience what they want to hear; namely that liberals are evil and America is still the land of opportunity and promise. But the fact is America, like the rest of the world, is dangling over the precipice of the judgment and wrath of Almighty God. We may have a few more hours of daylight. There might be another wave of prosperity and opportunity. But we should never lose sight of the Bible teaching that the wrath of God "abideth" upon men who hold the truth of God in unrighteousness. Judgment is nearing. Repentance is necessary. We don't need to change our politics; we need to change our minds and hearts about God. 

Job's friends would have had him believe the dawn of daylight was near them. He knew that darkness was fast approaching.