What Time Is It?!
We have clocks in every room—the ones run by batteries seem to gain time, but my watch is always losing time. We are frequently unplugging and then resetting the microwave clock, and we don’t know if our cell phone clocks are reliable.
Fortunately, we can find an accurate, dependable clock at every Metro station. They’re all coordinated so no matter where you are in the city, you can know the exact time.
The Russian people have a dependable standard for the time. Unfortunately, like many people across the world, they don’t have a dependable standard for making good decisions. Here are some “standards” our students depend on:
How do I feel about it?
What mood am I in today?
What advice do my friends offer?
Will I get caught?
What does my horoscope say today?
These guidelines are common not only among teenagers. They reflect the values taught at home, school, the business world and government.
Paul recognized similar problems in his day. He writes in I Corinthians 1 about wisdom. In verse 20, he asks where the scholars and philosophers of his age are. He explains that the world won’t find Godly wisdom through their own thinking. In fact, the true wisdom of God seems to the world like foolishness.
We are often surprised how, even among the ones attending our home group and church services, there is so much ignorance about the Bible. Few people see it as the one true source for determining standards to live by, and few know what those standards are. Obviously, there is a great need to model and teach the life-changing truths that we hold sacred.
What time is it? Time to get into the Word!