Thanks Hubbard

Here’s an article I read, which I thought was pretty cool. It’s written care of the Hubbard team(yep those guys who make cereals).

For a long time, humankind survived with little or no legislation. People were expected to use their common sense, to treat others as they wished to be treated themselves, and generally to take responsibility for their actions. And for the most part it all seemed to work quite nicely.

But as the years have rolled on, we have seen more and more legislation enacted to cover many aspects of our lives. Some is entirely necessary, reflecting changes that have occurred in our society over time, but it’s sometimes disturbing to note how much law seems to be diminishing the importance of personal values and growth through education.

Is it perhaps suggesting that individuals, families, and communities can now transfer the issues of responsibility and accountability to schools, to workplaces, and to government? And is this sending a signal that we don’t need to use our common sense?

Bryan and I were both happily stunned and very encouraged when we read this. People are genuinely questioning these points, which I agree with(at least to some degree). The sad fact is that many of us in New Zealand have been quite happy to lay the responsibility and blame at someone else’s feet. We desperately need good morals restored, and the responsibility of this needs to be returned to the home, with parents being accountable for children’s overall education and principles. But this isn’t a complete answer.

People change and what is acceptable in one generation may not be in another. What is common sense to one person is completely illogical to another so this approach is also likely to fail. We don’t really want to rely on common sense alone, our nation needs reformation through the Holy Spirit. That’s where the enabling to do right stems from. Praise God for the Holy Spirit! The standard we want for our nation(no, the world) is with Christ at the head.

So I leave us all(me especially) with this encouraging reminder ‘the fervent prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.’

God we fervently want our nation to receive Your salvation!