As a child it was obvious to me that the business of the world was conducted by grown-ups. My parents led me to believe that there was a right and wrong way to do business, socialize and worship, and grown-ups, they said, knew that way. In my mind, the bar had been set, and in a few short years I would be “old enough” to participate in the process. As grown-ups, my peers and I would take our turn at running the world, so to speak.
Now that I am physically of full stature, and my growth is measured in girth rather than height, I have begun to realize that the standards have changed. There is a new normal; right and wrong have been redefined. What was proper and important just a few years ago, is often disregarded altogether today. For every discipline there seems to be a new way of thinking, for every problem a new answer, and for every task a new method. The people who used to run the world are old, and many have died. Were they wrong? …misled perhaps by previous generations? Or were they right, and our present chaos is the result of having no old fashioned grown-ups at the helm?
Some of you are thinking, “Yeah, times have changed, get over it.” I know, you’re probably right, but have you noticed that all of the changes have not produced the most positive effects on our society? It seems that every generation wants to leave its mark on the way things are done, and after so many generations of change, the proper way of doing things has been forgotten altogether.
But I would contend, there is still a proper way of conducting business, as well as our own social and spiritual lives. It is actually in print! “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (2Timothy 3:16).” James calls it, “The Perfect Law Of Liberty. (James 1:25).”