Saturday, December 6, 2014

The big picture

Every so often, I'll dip my toe into the world of big brother government conspiracy.  Tri-lateral Commission, Bilderberger, Illuminati etc kind of central banking, world control kind of stuff.  The validity of all this stuff, the allegations and various proofs, are much to be debated.  That is not the point of this blog. 
Here are my thoughts: it should come as no surprise that those people with lots of money are also seeking after power.  It should also come as no surprise that the masses are more than happy to be distracted by temporal pleasures.  Everyone has their own circle of life that they live out and control.  It may be that there are very powerful world leaders, elected and unelected, that are manipulating events and people in order to gain more money and power.  But ultimately there will be a final judgment.  We have our own lives for which we are responsible and there are global situations over which we have no control.  The things over which we are responsible are the things we will have to answer for. 
While it may be interesting to look into the conspiracy type of secrets, our responsibility is our own holiness and to love God and neighbor.  If we fail in these, we have completely missed the goal.  Loving neighbor should involve doing what we can to protect the innocent from perpetrators, which certainly can include big government.  But we shouldn't lose sight of the ultimate big picture.  God is in control and world events are not dictated by the whims of the wicked.  Everyone has their free will and sometimes we all suffer for the actions of others. But being focused on the eternal rather than the temporal will keep our lives in order.

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