For Heaven Sakes

So, here's the thing: "The minute hand of the famous Doomsday Clock is set to move this Thursday". This is part of an opening sentence of an article in the news today. Okay, first of all, the Doomsday Clock can't be too famous because I have never heard of it and I keep up with these things! Seriously. For those of you who are as out of the loop on this one as I am - The Doomsday Clock debuted in 1947 during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. It is housed at the Bulletin of Atomic Sciences offices in Chicago. "They" change the clock, either forward or backward in response to changing world events and the prospect of nuclear war.

I won't bore you with all the details, but the clock has been changed 18 times - back and forth. This time it has been decided that it will be moved in response to "international negotiations on nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, expansion of civilian nuclear power, the possibilities of nuclear terrorism , and climate change". I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm getting a bad feeling about this! The whole going forward or backward thing is a big secret, but we can all tune in and watch online at 10:00 a.m. EST on January 14th.

I'm fairly sure that I will be busy then. It's pretty bad when somebody decides we need a clock to keep up with when the world will end based on "how things are going"! This all started in 1947 - the year before I was born. I guess if I had known all that, I might have passed on the whole being born part. Way too scary!

Good thing for me, I have a God who is in control, no matter what the Doomsday Clock says. I realize that our world is in chaos. I know that some maniac could push a button and take us all out at any time. BUT, I also believe that no clock is going to tell me when that might happen and all I need to do is to trust in God to see me through in the process. I sleep well at night because I know He's got my back! I also know this:


Isaiah 41:13 For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. (NIV)

Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? (NKJV)

Hebrews 13:5-6 For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we may boldly say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" (NKJV)