I often wonder if every generation who ever lived on this earth felt the turmoil of their world. It never seems to stay the same. Things are ever-changing. Reading through the Old Testament, there were almost always wars. Victories went from one nation to another.
Israel could have had peace forever if they stayed obedient to the promises (covenant) that they made with God. But they didn’t. Just like us in today’s world they were tempted by other gods. For the most part, we don’t call them gods. But anything that becomes more important than the Lord is a god…like cars, houses, money, video games, etc.
I wonder too before all this instant communication if some people lived in peaceful bliss not knowing what wars or turmoil the rest of the world was facing at the time. I could imagine living in the woods or a mountainside never knowing how other people were faring.
But as I think about it, maybe that was not all that peaceful and idyllic. After all they’d have to hunt for food, find pure water and fight the climate in order to grow crops. So even for them life probably was not simple…just different kinds of stresses and worries.
For the times we now live in, the instant communication is incredibly stressful. Anywhere in the world that a war is happening we know about it. If a volcano explodes we know about it. When there are wildfires and earthquakes we hear all the details almost as they are happening. If rulers of countries go into negotiations, we know while it is happening if it is successful or a failure.
If a shooter enters a school or workplace we see live video footage of the incident. And if that is not enough, all these disasters are played over and over again on the news and internet. The instant communication undermines our peace. The constant barrage of disasters steals our security. It’s no wonder that anxiety, mental illness and suicide are so prominent in our culture.
The biggest thing I wonder about is how does anyone survive without God in their life? Jesus is the way, the truth and the life…whoever believes in Him will have eternal life. We will die; this world will pass but God is forever. Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever.
He is our Rock. For me, to have Him to cling to, knowing I will have eternity with Him, gets me through my days. When I focus on my Triune God, a peace that surpasses all understanding comes over me. I know that no matter what happens in this world I have a relationship with the God who not only created me but created all of the universe.
Isn’t that amazing? I am truly grateful that Jesus entered this sinful world and died a horrible death in order to pay the price for my sins so I could have eternity with Him. I am grateful in this ever-changing world, I can always rely on the one true constant, my Triune God…the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
“I the Lord do not change” Malachi 3:6
“Every good and perfect gift is from above coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17
“Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6