INTRODUCTION
The other night I
went to see Justin
Timberlake's new
movie "In Time."
Never
underestimating the
power of popular
culture expressed
through movies, I
wanted to see what
the latest message
to an emerging
generation would be
via Timberlake's
fame. Despite the
profound notion of
buying time to live,
which the central
plot of the movie
revolves around, the
underlying message
was one of income
redistribution and
pandering to the
'Occupy Wall Street'
crowd.
'ROBBIN' HOOD!'
Wealthy people were
portrayed as being
evil, having
acquired their
riches through
thievery at the
expense of the
masses. Timberlake
was a less than
perfect 'Robin Hood'
character, robbing
the rich to give to
the poor. This plot
line does nothing to
bolster the spirit
of equal opportunity
and reward for risk
and effort that
distinguishes
America from many of
its European
cousins, who have
embraced a form of
socialist democracy
that promotes a
culture of
entitlement devoid
of merit!
SWALLOW THIS!
It's difficult to
see how this movie
would not influence
a whole generation
to be more receptive
to the current
political agenda to
conform America more
to the regimen of
most of western
Europe!
THE GREAT DIVIDE
The drive of human
civilization is to
acquire as much as
this world has to
offer while we are
here! To accomplish
this, capitalism
utilizes greed while
socialism
employs fear. Both
accomplish the same
end! However,
whether communist or
capitalist, there
will always be a
divide between the
rich and the poor.
'HE'S GOT THE
WHOLE WORLD....'
The Kingdom of God
marches to the beat
of a different drum!
It encourages us to
possess nothing that
will bind us to this
world. However, we
are exhorted at
every step to be
good stewards of
everything He has
given us - and that
is everything!
It all belongs to
Him. He holds the
whole universe in
His hands, and the
Lord gives and He
takes away!
NO TIME TO WASTE!
We all have the same
amount of time, both
the wealthy and the
poor! It's what we
do with it that
counts. We can waste
it all on acquiring
material things that
will be left behind
when we pass on, or
we can invest our
lives and all the
grace that God gives
us into those who
will take up the
stewardship of the
future! If time
waits for no one,
don't waste a
minute!
