Only One Constant
March 13, 2009This week I talked to a gentleman named Gustavo who asked me if I thought that America had seen its greater days come and go. He believes the present economic collapse crisis is indicative of the coming collapse of American Culture/Capitalism/Democracy/Freedom.
Today I was listening to talk radio and commentator Michael Medved was interviewing an author who argued just the opposite. He believes that the past 100 years has just been a precursor to the greater influence America will wield in the 21st century (A.D.).
And the “A.D.” strikes me because we are, in fact, living “in the year(s) of our Lord.” And to be honest, I don’t know what the future holds for our culture but I do know that “the grass whithers and the flowers fall but the Word of the Lord stands forever.” Whether American influence and supremacy rises or falls, the supremacy of Jesus Christ will still be a perpetual Light in our dark world.
My prayer is simply to teach my children and my church to put their hope in God alone while shining the light of Christ. Meanwhile I want to help them learn to faithfully navigate whatever culture we live in. And in the process I myself don’t want to be disqualified for the prize.
Your a good brother…I do appreciate you. Thank you for taking the time to share on your blog. I don’t see it daily, but I catch up periodically. When is your first book going to be published? Keep me posted. We often tend to have tunnel vision and start to think that America must exist for God to exist, which is absolutely not the case. America as we have known it, or not…God is still ruling over the universe and I too hope that I can teach my children to navigate only with God as their guide. jd