OPERATIONAL CHAOS

From My Perspective - - - 

Almost 50 years ago, Get Smart became a comedy series that satirized the world of spies and secret agent genre. The good agents work for an agency known as CONTROL whereas the bad and evil agents work for KAOS. It should be noted that neither CONTROL nor KAOS is actually an acronym. A contemporary application could be: (a) Who or What is CONTROL today? and (b) If anyone is in CONTROL, why is there so much CHAOS throughout the world? 

The Biblical Christian and/or the proponents of Calvinism (Reformed Faith) would immediately state that God is the Creator and maintains CONTROL over all things at all times. We should be clear and certain that we subscribe to the facts of Scripture. One of the primary passages is Colossians 1:16-18 (NIV), “For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.” The Message paraphrases verses 16-17, “For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after rank of angels, everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment.” 

With the above Scripture passage cited, if these things are true and valid, why is there so much apparent CHAOS in the world today? Romans 1:18-32 (NKJV) discusses the plight and context for life that becomes a reality for those who reject God, the Creator. The words of verses 20-21 give the basis for why things have become and are becoming chaotic and reprehensible: “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.” 

The Church should have remained steadfast with its core values and foundational principles. Has the Church done so? There appears to be a type of law at work within the church that lends itself to a conclusion, namely, the greater the influence of the culture allowed by and in the church, the greater the level of chaos will exist within the church and by its external efforts. The lukewarm and accommodating church could be consider within a Law of Thermodynamics: “The entropy of any isolated system never decreases. Such systems spontaneously evolve towards thermodynamic equilibrium, the state of maximum entropy of the system.” The Law of Entropy is the idea that everything is tending toward CHAOS and Decomposition. The British Dictionary has as one of the possible definitions: “the lack of pattern or organization; disorder.”

When the Law of Entropy begins to be experienced, there will be an increased awareness of pain, disorder, confusion, chaos, decomposition, decay, void and deconstruction. Since Colossians 1:16-18 (cited above) is true, what is the purpose behind the Law of Entropy in the world and our lives? God always has a purpose for all things that He plans and allows. God has purposed that the pain, chaos and growing disorder is intended to drive an erring and errant people to a place of repentance as well as to seek Him and the abundance of His love, mercy and grace. 

Matthew 24 shares the words of Jesus to His disciples regarding the chaos and confusion that will prevail in the world and church before He returns. Even though some may believe or think we are on that threshold now, Jesus indicates that despite the intensity of wickedness, “the end is not yet…lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold…but, the end is not yet.” We need to be certain that we are part of the solution and not becoming part of the problem. Our objective must be to live godly lives and to remain faithful to the end. Consider these things with me.