Unprecedented!
This never happened before!
That’s
the first time ever! Nothing’s normal anymore!
Long
established records broken!
Everything
normal, now questioned!
I
speak not of happenings in our day,
But
when Noah’s ark would be swept away!
Imagine
the panic when down from the sky,
Water
would fall on everything that was …dry!
According
to the ole story in The Bible,
It hadn't flooded before; perhaps rained and drizzled.
But
folk were sinful, so God sent rain, suddenly!
In
His Sovereignty, people were judged, stridently!
To
them He gave Grace for quite a long time,
But
into the ark, they refused to climb.
Without
further warning, Grace was called home,
After
folk had rejected …His Shalom.
Unprecedented!!! This never happened before!!!
That’s
the first time ever!!! Nothing’s normal
anymore!!!
Long
established records broken!!!
Everything
normal, now questioned!!!
I
speak not of happenings in Noah’s day,
But
now, when most things ‘normal’ are swept away!
Socio-cultural
norms no longer ingrained,
Politics
rooted in lies, contempt and disdain.
Climate,
soil, air and oceans …acidified.
Insects,
fish, animals and plants …damnified.
Disasters
at rates …inconceivable,
With
their mounting costs …incalculable.
But
this time, there’s a big difference,
In
God’s promised destruction sequence.
While
in the flood, the rain came suddenly.
This
time, judgments arrive …progressively!!!
To
progressive judgments, one benefit,
Is
time to repent, our gross sins to quit,
And
to righteous living to recommit.
But…
We
rarely hear of ‘sins’, I must admit.
Thus,
for us, God’s progressive judgments may only serve,
To
catalyze responses for what’s around the curve.
If we don’t do a collective lifestyle about-face,
Then
at least, let’s agree to …appreciate His Grace.
If
progressive judgments could somehow be,
‘Grace
practice runs’
for what He said we’ll see,
Then
we really need to ramp up our game.
‘Cause
to date, our responses are …quite lame.
