Ever spin a top? The initial thrust forces it to spin powerfully, knocking over obstacles as it rip across the table. Then something starts to happen. The thrust weakens; the top wobbles. Now when it bounces off something, it teeter and totters. Finally the top is in a full-on death spin, until boom.... it crashes and stops.
That top is an example of the second law of thermodynamics, which explains why things, over time, slowly go from order to chaos.
The law is directly applied to the physical world of planets, baseballs, and tops, but indirectly it makes some sense in regard to the spiritual and moral fabric of our society.
As time goes on, things seem to spin more wildly out of control.
Sin caused the initial wobble in the garden. Ever since then the world has groaned for relief (Rom 8:22). But is there a slow decline?
Jesus certainly warned us in Matthew 24 of wars, persecutions, and earthquakes, but many of those things have happened and still happen.
People all throughout time have thought that evil was running rampant:
- The Roman persecution
- the crusades
- Hitler and World War II
- Middle East terrorism
Sin works proportionately to the number of opportunities it is given. As communication and technology grow, sin expands with it. So while the world appears to be spinning out of control, it is only behaving as expected.
From our perspective, the world looks like chaos. From God's, it's all going according to schedule. From our perspective, evil is center stage. From God's, evil is taking a selfish bow during its final act.
By: Max Lucado
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