Everything I observe makes me believe this is true: Order is not natural. When I consider my office, I’m astounded at how quickly it descends into chaos and how long it takes me to restore order. Order requires intervention; it does not happen naturally.
I shouldn’t
be surprised. God’s role in bringing order out of chaos is a prominent biblical
theme. He did it when He was creating the nation of Israel (Ex. 7–14). When God
said it was time to bring our ancestors out of Egypt, Pharaoh objected. His
nation’s economy depended on the Hebrew workers, so Pharaoh didn’t want to lose
them. To change Pharaoh’s mind, God sent 10 plagues to convince him. In this
week’s parasha Bo, We read about the last 3 plagues, culminating in the death
of the first born. Pharaoh’s magicians were able to duplicate the first two
plagues. But they could not reverse the plagues—any of them. They could cause
chaos, but they could not restore order. Only God can do that.
With effort,
we can bring order to our living spaces, but many of us need help to bring
order out of the emotional and spiritual chaos of our lives. God can help us do
that. He restores order to chaotic situations when we live as God intended as
taught by his prophet Micah: “He has
told you O man, what is good and what the Lord requires of you; Only to do
justice and to love goodness and to walk modestly with your God.” (6:8)
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