We sure live in chaotic times, don't we?
Up is down... good is bad... male is female...
... you know what I mean!
But how did we get here?
And where are we going?
Well, let's take a minute to track this through...
God is a God of order... and peace.
And from the
very beginning He created the world with a certain order and called it good.
God then made man to work with Him in bringing order to the rest of creation.
But man rebels -- repeatedly -- and when he does it brings confusion and disorder...
... remember the Tower of Babel?
Ultimately, God sent Jesus to restore order -- between man and God... and man and man... and man and the world.
Yet human beings are prone to go there own way... which causes more
chaos.
And when this happens, men try to bring their own order... by manipulation and force over their fellow human beings.
Satan -- by the way -- loves this... because it creates conflict and disharmony... which is so contrary to what God has planned for the world.
But the good news is... Jesus has bound the strong man.... and Satan's perversion of God's design will not prevail.
And though we humans will continue to pitch our fits against God's order of things, the chaos is temporary.
The One who holds all things together is making all things new.
And we overcome the chaos with Him as we obey His truth and apply it to the world.