Pastor Thacker mentioned in his sermon last week
that political corruption is nothing new, it’s been
going on since, well, the dawn of time really. Still, it
can sometimes be surprising the political shenanigans
politicians get up to.
You remember how inflation was on the rise and the cost of living was soaring well before war broke out in Ukraine? Well, it turns out, according to some politicians, and particularly our politician in chief, that the war is responsible for the prices we’re seeing at the pumps and grocery stores. Who knew?
And inflation is liable to get worse before it gets better. Things could get rough. But as we have also been learning in our study of Matthew 24, while it’s good to be prepared for such things, ultimately, our calling is to be faithful with what we have. We are to continue living the lives God has called us to. And very often, when we see what looks like the smoking ruin of the world, it’s because God is removing the old to bring in something new and better. Be thinking about what ways you might be ready for the opportunities God will bring to you — to us — in this new world being built. The pain of rising cost of living is temporary. God’s ways are eternal.