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Ancient of Days

“As I looked, “thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. (Daniel 7:9)

ANCIENT OF DAYS  
          As every generation reaches its teens and young-adult stages, it decides that it knows better than the previous generation(s). I'm sure you've heard the complaints about the Millennials. If you haven't seen this video, you might enjoy it: MIL-LEN-IAL-S!
           Some people insist that the Bible may have been good for people who lived back when it was written or even up through the Middle Ages, but it's outdated now. We've grown up as a people, we've evolved. We have science now, so we understand all this stuff. We need to learn to move with the times, be open to change because "change is good." The words for this are ignorance, folly and arrogance.
          It's time for a little simple reasoning. Who is more likely to have a better idea about how things work, a two year old, a sixteen year old, or a 50 year old? Which is more likely to know how to sew on a button, bake a turkey or change a flat tire? From the surveys taken and simple logic, the answer is the 50 year old.
That person has experience in life.
        Societies have existed (we're told) for about 3500 years. During that time, they've had a chance to try a number of different ideas. As they discarded the bad ideas, they focused in on a few that work, and got rid of the ones that didn't. That's why the idea that those who don't learn history are doomed to repeat it. They keep trying the same stupid things that didn't work before. 
         It makes sense, then, to pay attention to someone who has been around longer, especially if that person is the One who designed it all. He is the most Ancient of Days, but He's not senile or arbitrary. He knows what works because He designed it, He's watched it, and He's worked on it. The wisdom of the Ancient of Days is backed by so much more than ours.

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