SOME CHOICES ARE DOWNRIGHT PAINFUL

SOME CHOICES ARE DOWNRIGHT PAINFUL

In Klyne Snodgrass’s book, “Living with Biblical Tensions,” he details an extremely painful dilemma experienced by Winston Churchill during World War II.  He was forced to make a terribly difficult choice. The British secret service had broken the Nazi code and were able to inform Churchill that the Germans were going to bomb Coventry. He had two alternatives: (1) to evacuate the citizens and save hundreds of lives at the expense of letting the German army know that their code had been broken; or (2) to take no action at all, allowing hundreds of British citizens to be killed, but protecting the flow of enemy information that would likely save thousands of lives in the future. Churchill had to make this very challenging choice, and he opted to follow the second course of action.

It's called situation ethics.  For example, in a situation where only the mother OR the young child can be saved from drowning, who should be saved?  There are logical calculations to make on both sides of this life-or-death equation.  When confronted with impossible circumstances, the only feasible course of action is to ask for divine direction. May you and I always be connected to (and comforted by) the wisdom that comes from above.

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!