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Monday, August 10, 2020

Why are the People and Nations of the World In Turmoil?

As history unfolds and one thing after another shocks the world, I often think of words written 3,000 years ago. “Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?” (Psalms 2:1 ESV) Why do countries continue to fight against countries? Why do people conceive and plan vain solutions to world problems? What is the root of these conflicts? What is the point of one idea piled upon another idea until the weight of these ideas squash people? The psalmist answered the question: “The kings of the earth set themselves … against the Lord.” They cry out: “Let us free ourselves from the slavery to God.” Have you heard any of these ideas? “We don’t need God.” “God is a myth created by cultures in an ignorant time.” “The belief in God is a cultural construct for weak people and used as a tool of oppression.” “Belief in a moral God involved in human affairs is an invention to regulate people.” A Google search: “Is god a social construct” displays 68 million returns! Sounds like “Let us free ourselves from the slavery to God.” The belief that people can do whatever, whenever, with whoever, for any reason or no reason and not answer to anyone is not a new idea. The Apostle Paul mentioned a famous saying “Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die” as an excuse to “party on” in A.D. 60. A social construct is a social construct, and every social construct has more holes than a slice of swiss cheese. The social construct of a transcendent god is as pointless as the social construct of the “rule of law.” If people only answer earthly rulers, everyone is ultimately free to determine for themselves what is “right” and “wrong,” “moral” and “immoral.” Why are the people and nations of the world in turmoil? Because humanity is crying out, “let us free ourselves from slavery to God.” The psalmist instructed the rulers of nations: “Kings be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.” Psalm 2:10-11 Personal turmoil arises when people say to themselves, “I will free myself from the slavery to God.” Personal peace comes to those who “Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.”

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