WHILE ROME BURNS

WHILE ROME BURNS!

Eccl 11:4

4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

           It is said that Nero fiddled on his lyre while Rome was burning in A. D. 64. This has given rise to a phrase “to fiddle while Rome burns.” It means to occupy oneself with unimportant matters during a crisis. Our own president has been accused of golfing while Baton Rouge, Louisiana is under six feet of flood water.

           Solomon agrees with C. S. Lewis that favorable conditions will never come. This world’s system is designed so that we must, along with Nehemiah’s people, handle both the sword and the trowel. In other words, we must build while remaining constantly on guard.

           We have never seen so many available opportunities to abandon responsibility! We have all laughed as the distracted young woman falls into the fountain while texting. Research is incomplete as to how many people have been run over by automobiles while chasing Pokémon characters! Any alien landing here would rightly think us to be insane.

           We can’t seem to differentiate between problems that are real and problems that are trivial. Jesus tried to help us with this when He asked: “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matt 16:26) These are the last days! We must focus on soul issues.

           It is amazing to watch when those who are facing real crises respond by abandoning their support system and resort to chasing rainbows. Please read Amos 6:3 – 7.

Eph 6:13

13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Dear Lord, the hour draws near that you will return. Heaven is brighter and earth is darker. Let us properly prioritize the issues of life and gird our armor on. AMEN