post-holiday
by Elizabeth DeBarros
It was a lovely white Christmas. Home fires to keep warm by and snow falling in all the right places. But a few days into the New Year and I’m taking it wide. If I wanted to, I could get up in arms over a few things. Clutter. Delay. Waste. And there’s so much more. All very annoying.
But where’s the glory?
Take postmodernism. It’s a behemoth — a very present sociocultural threat — but especially to those who reject the gospel and refuse to submit to God’s sovereign rule. When the scrim is pulled back, the shimmer is gone. The Great Oz is shown for what he is: a puny old man destined to die every year in reruns. A cynic’s dream.
Here’s the shake:
Postmodernism is trite. Well, yes, it can be intimidating for all its fancy terminology — the intelligence of Man come to town to assault those who live coram Deo. A champion bully, an affront to the One true omnipotent God. We may stand agape, but from the vantage point of eternity, postmodernism is a nuisance and a bother brought down to size — a mere plaything left in the mulch pile of the devil’s playground. One day, among the proverbial massive landfill, it too will be found caked with dust, bashed in, deflated. On that Day, every hand will be empty and no man will boast of what they don’t know, including both atheists and agnostics alike.
Instead, all will know and bow down.
Meantime, there’s a war on. A collision of kingdoms, an ideological battle that will prove with utter finality the enduring kingdom. But for now, distinctions will continue to be made: between those who bend the knee and those who do not, between those who stand ready and those who sit complacent, between those who know Him and those who do not.
“But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal:
‘ The Lord knows those who are His,’ and,
‘Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.’ “
-2 Timothy 2:19 (ESV)
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So, while there’s still time, deal with the clutter, the delay, the waste. Hasten the day of the Lord.
Thank you for pulling back the curtain on postmodernism and revealing its true nature. This summed it up for me: “On that Day, every hand will be empty and no man will boast of what they don’t know”. My pursuit for the year ahead is that of Jer 9:24.
Keep proclaiming, Liz. We need voices like yours in these days. God bless you.
I join with you in the heavenly pursuit found in Jeremiah 9:24:
“…but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD.”
Thank you, Diana.
Love you,
-L
“A champion bully, an affront to the One true omnipotent God. We may stand agape, but from the vantage point of eternity, postmodernism is a nuisance and a bother brought down to size — a mere plaything left in the mulch pile of the devil’s playground. One day, among the proverbial massive landfill, it too will be found caked with dust, bashed in, deflated. On that Day, every hand will be empty and no man will boast of what they don’t know, including both atheists and agnostics alike.”
This says it so perfectly. After watching the video and re-reading the post, I can see ever so clearly that post-modernism itself is “whatever you want it to be,” just so long as you don’t have to have bow your knee. Pride. Ego. Self. Call it what you will, but this is the way of modern man…the evolution of man, as it were, the Tower of Babel, babbling all the live long day.
May God continue to have mercy on man…for without His mercy, we would all perish. He has mercy on whom He has mercy and compassion on whom He has compassion.
Reality is — He has shown us Himself in Jesus Christ. Shed His blood and forgave us our sins — even that sin of unbelief. May all see what He has done…and run to the mercy seat while there is still time.
Grace is always grace…and His blood flows freely. May modern man see.