CLARITY
A Biblical Response to Current Events – 3-12-20
It Only Took…57 Years!
What’s Happening: “ Finally, a judge ordered the report on the sinking of the Navy submarine USS Thresher released last month…over 50 years after the event! There was a demand for the report when the incident occurred in 1963, since all 129 on board were killed, but only 19 pages of the over 1,700 page report were released. The SUBSAFE program ensued and none of the submarines that have been constructed with that protocol have sunk since then. The Navy later found the sub on the sea floor in six pieces. There have been several theories floated to explain the sinking, but without the report nothing definitive can be publicly known (https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-did-uss-thresher-sink-203500612.html). Quoting directly from the March 10 Popular Mechanics report: ‘The loss of the submarine has never been fully explained, and the Navy has never released the report on the sub’s sinking.’ The report will be released in 300-page chunks from May 10 to October 10.”
Knee-Jerk Response: “Does anyone alive still care?”
Biblical Response: “The descendants of those lost, all current submariners, those who relentlessly pursue the truth, etc. They care…and we should, too. Sure, it’s appropriate to comfort the families…even after so long, but there are always consequences to not knowing the truth. Of course, The Lord has always known the truth (read Psalm 139), but apparently Navy bigwigs did, too…they just were being tight-lipped about it. Thankfully, the SUBSAFE program was a result.”
“Anytime the truth is suppressed, there are consequences. I wonder how many navy personnel opted out of submarine service for fear. Maybe, for security purposes, it is sometimes necessary, but, as a general rule, the ‘truth will set you free’ (John 8:32). It certainly would have given the above groups peace.”
“Christians? We believe in full disclosure; and there will be…eventually (Luke 12:2-3). Sure, there is a place for keeping secrets (Deut. 29:29), but no one is wise enough to determine what (or when) things should be revealed, except God.”
Here’s a Prayer You Can Pray: “Heavenly Father, help us to reveal in a timely manner those things which should be revealed, and leave everything else up to You; in Jesus’ Name, amen.”
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