Uncertain Times

 

I am getting a little tired with the number of times politicians and experts on many subjects come on TV and tell me that we live in uncertain times. This is often a preamble for them to expound their theories on any topic and end up teaching you nothing and leaving you depressed to the point of suicidal.

At the risk of offending anyone, let me proclaim my theory. Henceforth, it will be known as Moubarak's Theory of Certainty in an Unstable World. 

What is uncertainty? Imagine waking up in the morning and your egg Benedict tastes like rotten fish. Or your coffee tastes of soap suds. Now that is uncertainty. Things that happen suddenly and unexpectedly that leave you perplexed and even worried. Especially if the uncertainty continues in other spheres of your life, like your car becomes another colour, or the trees in your garden have moved places by themselves. No doubt you can think of other examples.

Personally, I don't think we live in uncertain times. We live in very certain and predictable times.

You don't need to look too far in the Bible to find examples of many times when people moved away from God and faced terrible (predictable) outcomes.

The Jews rebelled against Moses and God after they left Egypt. Look what happened to them.

People rebelled and disobeyed God at the times of Noah and were destroyed by the floods.

King David, his son Solomon, and his son Rehoboam all disobeyed God and faced the consequences.

Throughout history you will find that when humanity turns its back on God its Creator they face terrible times.

This is not uncertainty. It is certainty. Whether we like it or not God has given us a set of rules to live by. We ignore them at our peril. We live in very certain and predictable times. 

NOTE: This post should not have been written in case it offends someone. You may choose to ignore it.