1 Cor 1:1-9 / Matthew 24:42-51
Quite often we hear this phrase - History repeats itself.
But does history really repeat itself? How can history repeat itself?
We don't go back to the stone-age and start life all over again.
No, history does not repeat itself. But the mistakes that were made in history tend to surface again and in a new packaging.
For example, what is happening in Syria and in Iraq has happened before in history, just that it happened in another place and with a different group of people.
Yes, the mistakes of history will keep surfacing again and again.
And the list of ugly moments in the history of humanity will continue to lengthen as long as we don't heed the call of Jesus to stay awake and to be vigilant.
Because the degradation and destruction of mankind begins with a corruption of the self.
It is the corrupted self who forgets that he is just a creature and a servant, and will one day stand before the Creator to give an account of his deeds.
Yes, we must keep alert and stand ready. And at the same time may we make a history of mankind that is known for its beauty and not to make it ugly.