Today's readings are Isaiah 11.1-12.6 ( http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=Is.+11.1-12.6 ) and 2 Peter 2.1-22 ( http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=2+Pet.+2.1-22 ).
We live in a world that is obsessed with the ephemeral. Yesterday i out, today is all there is. Where do you want to go today? Unleash the power of modern technology. You can buy your college degree, instantly find deep and caring relationships in a cyber-community, accelerate your retirement plans, lengthen your lifespan, or become physically fit in a matter of minutes with today's technology. Just don't wait. Buy now while it is still cutting edge. While you're at it, revitalize your spiritual life. Find yourself a bunch of likeminded Christians who will encourage you to be your own person, finding the spirituality that is right and relevant for you. Create your own creed and live by it as long as you believe in it.
See anything wrong here? What happened to the eternal truth and plan of God? What kind of biblical faith is this if today's good news is outmoded tomorrow? In stark contrast to this contemporay view we find the eternal biblical Gospel in today's readings. God has a plan to redeem all who believe to himself. He accomplishes thi through the perfect life of his Son, Jesus. Because many people persist in their unbelief, they get to make their own destiny, one in which they reap the reward of their own faithfulness, or lack thereof. Because the stuborn sin and rebellion of mankind is opposed to God's perfect righteousness and peace it is only right that he will destroy rebellion. Then the lion and lamb can lie down together and the child can play with the snake. There is no more harm in the world once our Lord destroys the evil.
This plan of God is eternal and unchanging. It is the same steadfast and sure Gospel proclaimed throughout the Bible and through nearly two mllennia of Church history. We need nothing new and perishable. We need what is old ans sure.
To Christ be the glory both now and forever.
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