World

Remember this song by the New Seekers? A derivative of it became a very popular commercial for Coca Cola.


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The song is a good lead in for today’s topic: world. The world is a glorious place. The first definition for world is the earth. Consider the majesty of our surroundings here in the United States. The Appalachians, Allegheny’s, Smoky Mountains, Rockies, Grand Tetons and more are impressive and beautiful. The prairies, plains, flatlands and deltas are fertile. Our rivers, lakes and streams nourish their valleys. The four coasts with their inlets, bays and harbors are gateways to the inland wonders and as departure points for crossing the lakes, gulfs and oceans.

The world contains even greater wonders than we have here. The Alps and the Andes are phenomenally impressive. The mighty Amazon is fascinating and foreboding, and the Danube and Rhine twist and turn through breathtakingly beautiful places. The Nile has been the life source for generation after generation. Gorgeous and dangerous deserts can be found on nearly every continent. Each little area or region has its unique properties and challenges, and those who live there must adapt. Truly, when one views the disparate elements of our planet, one must consider that God is, and He is the Creator.

As was implied earlier, differing conditions throughout the globe require different responses for survival. Now, let’s return to the feel good song that we linked earlier. It reflects a squishy, wonderful sentiment that if only all of humankind could read from the same page on the same songbook, then everything would be perfect. It reflects an alluring siren song. When we are encouraged to sacrifice our individuality for unity or harmony, we are being asked to surrender our free will and our liberty on the altar of world homogeneity. That is not what God intends. He understands that when all of humanity works in concert, His purpose for us will be undermined. Remember Babel?

For centuries nefarious dream weavers have sought to unify the people of the globe. Some like Alexander the Great used military might, and others attempted to use the force of ideas. An example of the latter would be Marx who promoted the proletariat as the unifying mechanism. No matter the source of the global unity movement, the result is the loss of freedom for individuals. The overwhelming pressure to conform causes the suppression of the individual’s uniqueness.

Teaching the world to sing is notable. Requiring perfect harmony and unity leads to a one world government. The world is a beautiful place. The world can be a beautiful place, but its beauty should not be surrendered to a one-size-fits-all mentality that denies our God-given humanity. Freedom is our legacy. It’s our primary inalienable right. No fuzzy idealistic feel-good sentiment should be allowed to undermine our individual relationship with God. The world will be much better if each of us is free to do our best.

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