The Importance of Order in Spite of Newton (Or: Organization for God's Glory) Part 1

So, now that I've created a blog just for my poetry, I can get down to serious stuff in this blog.

I've been thinking lately about the necessity of order. The church that I'm going to is trying to establish a constitution, and I've realized how necessary such a document is to any organization. In light of all the political goings-on right now, I've been thinking about order in our country. It's gravely needed, and we lack it.

I remember visiting a church in Las Vegas which not only had no orderly or organized meetings, but denied all pretense of such order. They had somehow gotten the notion that God is a god of complete spontaneity, and that the Holy Spirit's movement would somehow be restricted if order was instilled. Nothing could be further from the Truth.

It's late at night, and I don't have my Bible with me, so I'll try to add my supporting verses later. They'll be here, though. Right now, you just have to trust me.

If order is not created in any type of organization (whether it be a government, church, or anything in between) that organization will dissipate. It's Newton's laws of Entropy in motion. If energy is not expended in an effort to make things work, they won't. Chaos is something to strive for, it just happens. And as humans, we know that no good will come of anything unless time and energy are given to make it good (more specifically, nothing good can come from anything but God, but that's for a different post). Just look at all of us wretches who have been saved only by an act of God's mercy.

God expects us to follow certain patterns of order. Look at the law and rules He gave us. If we let Him, He will guide us toward a more recognisable pattern of meaning. That is what needs to be done with any organization, big or small. Let God show you what to aim for, and persevere until the end.

I'm getting tired now; it's time to go to bed. More on this later.

Noah