There's no doubt that it looks like the end of the world. As I write this, we are in the grip of a fifth wave of COVID-19. We have trouble in the middle east, we have a variety of domestic and imported issues that hobbles us mentally, physically and emotionally. When we turn on the news we're hit with a laundry list of horrors that illustrates what a dark and fallen world we live in.
If you peruse Youtube, you can find dozens, if not hundreds of people touting the end of the world. These people have premonitions. They have seemingly airtight arguments about how it's all going down. This time it's different. It's like no other time in the history of the world. Get ready for chaos like you've never seen. As Christians, we are supposed to watch for the signals that trigger end times. But we also must be the cool and calm face of reason. As the world bucks and kicks ad writhes toward fear, we're to be the people who can shine a light into the chaos. Three verses will give you insight into how the world operates and how we are to operate in it. 1. Ecclesiastes 1:1-11. In this passage King Solomon shows us that the world operates in a cyclical fashion. Nothing is new in this world. We tend to recycle, over time, the same issues and concerns. In other words, these crises, which are new to us, are nothing new in the scheme of human existence. 2. Matthew 24:6. Here, Christ reminds us that life is a constant flux of trials. There will be wars, calamity, hardships, but they alone don't signal an end to existence. They must happen, according to his plan. 3. Matthew 5:14-16. Our job isn't to fall into the world patterns of fear and turmoil, but to rise above it through faith and example to show those around us that there is more than the chaos of life. Life is filled with trials. Our job as Christians is to rise above the chaos and offer hope to others. That is The Great Commission that we are called to.
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