I got caught up in the whole "back to school" thing as well as attempting to make progress in my Eagle Project, so I have broken my promise to blog twice a week, post a picture, once a month, and probably the video thing too. But hey, there's always new hope for September, right?
You're bored now, so we'll change the subject. I want to post a little something that I've been thinking about, and that's both the delicate importance of life, as well as the establishment of government, society, and those sorts of things. The main factor that really got me thinking about these things actually happens to be an amazing tv show called Jericho. The show is about a sudden nuclear attack that effectively wipes out the entire US. government in a matter of minutes. As the show progresses, panic spreads through the small town of Jericho, Kansas, when people realize they're on their own. It makes you think as multiple scenarios appear challenging the town's sense of ethics and moral character, and new governments emerge claiming to be the US Federal government, but slowly turn the area into a dictatorship run by the strongest groups of people in the area. It's a show about survival. One line in the show really captures the show "This will not only be a battle for our survival, but for our humanity." When the town nearly runs out of food, should the town administration ration food to certain people, or equally distribute the remaining food to everyone, causing the whole town to starve? Watching the show, any scenario like that seems so distant from our life, where all we have to worry about is getting our homework done before Monday morning, or trying to remember to set the alarm clock for 7am for the following workday. The fact is, everyday, everyone has the opportunity to make a small impact on somebody else's life. Unfortunately, most people, myself included, don't realize that, and treat others well based on how they feel at the time, not on what is Biblically and morally correct.
I just realized that I'm probably not making very much sense. Let me try this again.
I've realized that I pay too much attention to myself. When I die, I don't want to have invested in my own life as much as I have invested in God's kingdom, and his people. Earlier today while I was reading my history book, I read a section that I posted as my Facebook status: "Fundamentally, we are not American, Canadian, or Chinese, we are humans; children of Adam, creatures of God." I love that line so much. I feel like whenever I do think outside of myself, I still think inside a box, either my dear friends, my church friends, or if I think really large: America. But the world? All of creation? It's a much larger picture, almost too large, however, I feel like it's one that God's called his people to impact. In Genesis, God tells Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply, and take dominion over the Earth. Be fruitful. Fast-forward in the Bible a few dozen books, and you'll find the Great Commission, which is almost like Episode Two of the Genesis command. "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
How dare we ignore that command. I remember a dude named Jonah who tried to ignore a command from God.. and he got eaten alive. I don't know about you, but I don't want to go on a cruise in the Caribbean someday and get eaten by some freaky huge fish. If you've ever cracked open Psalms, you've probably read something about how important it is for people to listen to those in authority, whether that's a parent, government, or God himself. Let's try to do that, shall we?
I know I've wandered majorly from my opening statement about how we should value others and know I'm presenting a lecture on the importance of obedience. In fact, this just might be the most unorganized blog post of all time. However, I'm just trying to make the point that I'm personally sickened at how selfish I can be. It's something I'm working on, and I think you should too. Regardless of what he did to little kids, Michael Jackson kind of got the picture. Just listen to Man in the Mirror.
"If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, then make a change."
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