Chaos

Chaos.  That's what it was in the beginning.  Remember, back when.  Genesis 1:2.  "The earth was without form and void.  Darkness was upon the face of the deep."  God had created.  Evil had corrupted.  What had been beauty and order and become darkness and confusion.

That's how it seems now.  Like there isn't anything in this world that is containing the confusion and madness.  Everywhere you look it seems like the world, people's lives, are clouded with darkness.  Sadness.  Hurt.  Despair.  We live in a world tainted by the chaos of evil.

Don't think this will be all negative.  It won't be.  But at this moment, I am overwhelmed by those stories I hear of tragedies happening in the world around me.  Stories of people struggling with issues that are beyond comprehension.  A 12 year old girl who has battled cancer for the last six months and is facing a life changing surgery today.  A young student I met in Atlanta over the weekend who is working three jobs and battling cancer.  A 50 year old pastor friend with three children who has lung cancer.  I could go on with the cancer theme, but there are other tragedies, too.  The wife of the news anchor in Arkansas who is now dealing with the death of her 32 year old husband in a tragic car accident this past week.  After reading her blog, I feel like I've met her too.

Then there are the world events -- I won't go into the details, but you feel them too.  The unstable political environment, the economic uncertainties, constant news of unrest abroad, changing moral trends.

Chaos.  That's what it was in the beginning.  Father, it's chaotic now too!! But wait, remember what God does?  GOD MAKES ORDER OUT OF CHAOS!  God said, "Let there be light . . . ."  Father, we need your light in the middle of all this to eliminate the chaos and darkness!

I asked someone this week about what gave them hope.  The person couldn't figure out an answer.  That may have been one of the worst tragedies I encountered this week.  That, and the fact they didn't want to hear about my Hope.

The common link in all of the sad stories I shared, what they all have in common despite the circumstances, is each person is a strong Believer in Jesus Christ and knows that they have an eternal Hope in Him!  They know that whatever they are dealing with, it will not win.  From the 12 year old to the 50 year old, each person knows that they have a Hope that is secure, that the current darkness will be dispelled by His Light!  That He will bring order to the chaos of life!

God promises our chaos  is temporary, but our Hope is eternal.   The Message Bible, in Philippians 3,  shares Paul's message of hope and promise:  There are many out there taking other paths, choosing other goals, and trying to get you to go along with them. . . But there’s far more to life for us. We’re citizens of high heaven! We’re waiting the arrival of the Savior, the Master, Jesus Christ, who will transform our earthy bodies into glorious bodies like his own. He’ll make us beautiful and whole with the same powerful skill by which he is putting everything as it should be, under and around him.

One of these days, God is going to transform this world back to the perfect place it was "in the beginning."   He is going to bring everything under submission to him!  The chaos will end.  He will put everything back as it should be, under and around him.