Making Sense of it All

Do you find yourself these days shaking then scratching your head and declaring” That doesn’t make sense at all.”
I have and do often when I survey the human landscape. My goodness, am I off base or has our world lost its marbles when it comes to common sense, reasonableness, discernment and wisdom? Non-sense. No sense is the order of the day. I heard a reader or two shout that is the truth!
I have heard some of the stupidest, dumbest, most ridiculous, off-the-wall things come out of the mouths of so called “experts” and those who think they know more than you and me. Gee whiz! The stuff just gets dumber and dumber as the days go by. There are think tanks devoted to coming up with the most idiotic theories and applications imaginable. Powers that be are working tirelessly and without conscience to dumb you and me down.
How does it make sense to pay people not to work? How sensible is it to make economic “quid-pro-quo” deals with enemies whose avowed intent is to destroy us? What has shutting down our society accomplished besides creating anxiety, fear, panic and paranoia? What is wise about tearing down statues, re-writing or erasing history because someone might take offense? Where is the sense in burning down your community? Absolutely ludicrous! Ridiculous! Scratching my head again.
You are thinking about some of those dumb things right now aren’t you?
The men and women of the world system have lost their moral compass. They have no clue what “true north” looks like spiritually, morally, emotionally, relationally, economically or politically. Sadly, to many, “true north” is whatever you want it to be, deem it to be, whatever suits your life view. In other words, it if is true to you it must be true and who gives a rip what anybody else thinks.
Here are some thoughts about what makes sense.
Common (Or Should I Say) Uncommon Sense

• Truth is truth. A lie is a lie. Lies are not truth telling.
• Love is love. Hate is hate. Only God’s love can extinguish hate in a person’s heart.
• Good is good. Good comes from God. Evil is evil. Evil comes from the devil. Good can never be evil and evil will never be good.
• Sin is sin because God says so. Sin is not sin because man thinks it should not be.
• Moral is moral. Immoral is immoral. Immorality can never be moral.
• Purity is pure. Perversion is perverse. Perverse can never be pure.
• Holy is holy. Unholy is unholy. Unholy can only be made holy by the Holy One.
• Light is light. Dark is dark. Light can never be dark and dark can never be light.
• Righteousness is right. Unrighteousness is wrong. Right or wrong in the sight of God is crystal clear.
• Obedience is blessed by God. Disobedience is cursed by God.
• Eternal life through personal belief and faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven.

In the book of James in the Bible, the following truth makes sense to me.
“Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior in his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and lie against the truth.
This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural and demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil thing.”
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”
James makes life clear for us. The world’s so-called wisdom only leads to disorder and evil things. Jealousy and selfish ambition drive worldly wisdom. Is it any wonder some people have so much discord, division, disdain and detestable hatred for each other? The source of the wisdom of the world is Satan. The evil one certainly does not want anyone to make sense of life the way God has designed it. “Wisdom that does not come from above” will destroy us.
On the contrary, wisdom from above, from Almighty God, is everything worldly wisdom is not.
Pursuing, receiving and practicing God’s wisdom leads to life that makes sense. Human relationships flourish when based on peace, harmony, unity, mutual respect and love for one another. That makes sense to me. How about you?
“Wisdom from above” will save and sanctify us when we live our lives according to God’s Word.
My friend, in 2022, study the Bible. Read. Meditate. Obey God’s Word. Then you will easily discern between the false wisdom of this world and the true wisdom of God’s Kingdom.
A word of advice: Give it up if you think you will ever make sense of the world apart from the Kingdom of God. Good sense would be for unsaved people to be saved by the grace of God!
So, let us get about the business of witnessing to the lost before it is too late for them.
“But if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men generously and without reproach and it will be given to him.” James 1:5
A Word For Your Week: Life makes sense when it is lived God’s way.