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Here I want to look, not at the battle of the bands, but at the battle of the signs. The sign wars are heating up, and we need to engage at that level as well. Anyone can spout out mushy words and sentimental platitudes. But without something solid to base them on, they offer us nothing of lasting value.

If you are an older person raised in the West – as I am – you will have lived through three different periods: Christian, post-Christian, and anti-Christian. We can no longer count on institutions to back us up.

What has happened to Dr Jereth Kok is an appalling example of diabolical cancel culture at its worst. What we have are noisy minority groups wielding incredible power over innocent and conscientious professionals. This is so very wrong on so many levels.

The good news is that God will always raise up prophets, especially in dark times. The bad news is that these prophets usually are rejected, and their warnings go unheeded. One such prophetic voice to the West last century was the noted Soviet dissident and writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

Most of you know the story: God allowed him to go through some really hardcore adversity and suffering, yet Job did not curse God nor give up. He may not have had all the answers, but he had a deep faith in the God he served.

Those seeking God and pressing in on Him will sometimes go through a period where it seems like God is silent, or has turned on them, or no longer cares about them. But God is faithfully looking after His own, and this dark spell is temporary, used to draw us even closer to Himself.

We may not have our names recorded in the Bible or in a newspaper today, but if we are faithful to our Lord, HE at least knows all about us. And our names ARE written in the Lamb’s book of life (Revelation 21:27).

My huge worry is that all those many young lives that were lost those decades ago may have died in vain. If America, Australia and England are no longer worth defending, then the freedoms those brave men fought for last century may soon come to an end.

God works in mysterious ways. How He draws people to Himself can vary greatly. He uses all sorts of means in which He can reveal Himself to people and draw them into relationship with Him.

No matter how many times we fail God, no matter how many times we think we have no more reason to keep going, God continues to pour out His mercy and grace upon us. Meditating on these amazing words of Scripture gives us hope and helps us keep going on.

We know that the suffocating agenda of the radical left is encroaching on every aspect and feature of life. It certainly has impacted politics, education, law, and media. But it is also doing its best to undermine our armed forces and reduce our ability to defend ourselves almost to zero.

When people realise that they are not strong enough or good enough or talented enough or moral enough, and they simply cry out to God in despair, that is a very good place to be in. It is a deep biblical truth and a vitally important principle that God works through our weaknesses.

The West has witnessed a flood of anti-Israel, anti-Jewish and pro-Hamas protests. That is why I and many thousands of other concerned and committed Melbournians rallied outside of the Victorian Parliament in Melbourne on Sunday, to speak up against anti-Semitism.

As we share the gospel with non-Christians, yes they will be hurting and bruised and damaged. But they are also morally culpable sinners who need to hear the whole truth about themselves and the God that they have to do with. Brokenness theology leads to acceptance of sin.

Some of the most shocking and demonic anti-Semitism we have seen perhaps since nearly a century ago is now on full display throughout much of the world. Our college campuses in the West have become hotbeds for Israel-hatred and pro-terrorism ideology.

The best way a tyrant can keep the masses in control and prevent them from challenging their overlords is to keep them distracted – usually with endless, brainless entertainment.

Right now, hundreds of college campuses in America, Australia and elsewhere in the West are being “occupied” by militants and radicals. What we are currently witnessing has not come about by accident.

We are at a place where we need major revival – or we perish. Are recent conversions perhaps part of such a move of God?

The homosexualisation of the church has been going on for decades now, but things keep going from bad to worse. Sadly, too many believers see no problems with any of this, or are totally confused about such matters. Much of this acceptance of sin has to do with the issue of acts versus attitudes.

If anyone is really shocked about all this, they obviously know little about political Islam, about jihad, and about Islam’s longstanding hatred of Christians and Jews.