My wife and I just finished re-watching Bourne Ultimatum (the third Bourne movie) and it’s ironic to actually see the fictional movie elements play out in real life. This movie, along with many others, actually echo the realities of our day. If you take a look at CBC.ca, CNN.com, or any other news station, the stories of Tunisia and Egypt will be splattered across all the headlines:
Egyptian government orders Al Jazeera shutdown
Protesters defy curfew in Egypt
At the bottom of these stories is really a vote of no confidence in the government. Just consider Wikileaks and Julian Assange – probably one of the greatest catalysts to this vote of no confidence in the government.
One of the central tenets of postmodernism is a lack of confidence in authority and authority structures. As a result, in our increasingly postmodern world, all these current events aren’t really that surprising.
There’s a lot to say regarding this, but let me just make two points:
- Trust God, not man.
- “But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.” (Jeremiah 17:7).
- “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
- All of these events show us that our ultimate trust needs to be in God, not man. Humans can be trustworthy, but if all our trust is placed in others, we will inevitably be hurt – again, and again. Jesus calls us to trust him, and love others. So let’s place our ultimate trust in God and love others.
- Pray for those in leadership.
- “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”
(1 Timothy 2:1–4) - Let’s pray for those in leadership over us. Whenever you read the news or hear about something going on, don’t just take in the information and store it – pray for the situation! Pray that God would move in and through the situation to bring those involved to a greater realization of his greatness and their need of a Savior.
- “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”