Falling Apart or in Control?

Since early 2020, I have not watched mainstream news channels, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, etc. I may go to my local CBS website for weather updates on occasion, but that's about it. I haven't missed their reports and generally have been fine without it.

Sometimes, I do watch short segments online from Fox news to stay aware of what is going on in the world. The items I watched this week reported on the large increase in violence around the country as some states basically do away with punishment. Another report was somewhat sarcastic as illegal immigrants were brought to areas that say they welcome migrants, but actually don't want any.

Whether you watch the news or not, it isn't hard to see the world is increasing in chaos. Much blame is put on a certain political party, but this isn't the sole source of problems. Looking through history, before it's erased, you can see it building over the last several decades. It has increased as trust in the Bible has decreased.

Starting around 1800, evolutionary theories began to grow in the church. Many theories were proposed that basically said we could reinterpret the clear teaching of Genesis and make it say what we wanted. If you can't trust the opening pages of a book, the foundation it is built upon, why believe the rest? As generations were taught this understanding, less of the Bible was believed.

In the 1970's, children went from being precious gifts from God to a blob of cells that can be killed. More recently, marriage being for one man and woman for life (Genesis 1-2) has become almost anything but this definition. Finally, a person doesn't even need to be the gender they were born as and can pick from over 100 options.

Reading Romans 1, this type of situation is described when a nation is under God's judgment. I continue to pray for a return to Christianity, but am afraid the trend toward more trouble will grow worse. No matter what is going on though, I remember God is in control and is the King of kings and Lord of lords.

For the next several weeks, as another election cycle looms in the United States, I expect to see more outrageous claims and actions. However, I look to the fully reliable history in God's Word and remember that nations come and go, but the Lord's will carries on.