The Shoe that Ate America

Did you see the latest movie about the killer shoe that devoured America? Well, come to think about it, it didn’t actually devour America, it devoured New York. Actually it didn’t devour New York, it devoured New Jersey. And it wasn’t really a giant tennis shoe with alligator teeth; it was a monster storm that destroyed several neighborhoods along the New Jersey coastline. And this happened over a year ago so you shouldn’t be taken by surprise. Huh – What – Wait a minute – What’s going on here? OK, so we took a little literary license to make the story more appealing. What’s wrong with that, Hollywood does it all the time? Are you offended, were you deceived, didn’t you want to be pandered to, entertained and excited and Gee Whizzed?

What has happened to conversation in today’s world? People lie all the time. They embellish stories to impress and excite the listener often at the expense of the truth and maybe even the good reputation of a solid person. What could possibly be wrong with that, it’s only a little white lie that grows into a gargantuan monster that eventually eats the teller and the listener. Are there any absolute standards that we should follow in the course of daily living? Well duhhh. Ever heard of the Bible and what it represents? Our lives have been so convoluted by popular opinion and ever-changing moral standards that we’re starting to repeat history. What, you don’t know what the Bible says about killer shoes; err, I mean repeating history?

The Old Testament book of Judges says in chapter 17 verse six that, “every man did that which was right in his own eyes.”(KJV) What could possibly go wrong under those circumstances? Like Dr. Phil says on his TV show; “So, how did that work out”? The book that quote comes from is titled, ‘The Book of Judges’, so maybe you can guess the eventual outcome of those decisions.

Are people still doing what is right in “their own” eyes? You have only to look at the laws that are being passed, our political machinery, and our governmental policies. Maybe we should look at history through “God’s eyes”. Forget looking through those big crocodile tears that are filled with insincerity and hypocritical sadness showing grief while they devour their prey. Oh yeah, watch out for those big tennis shoes filled with crocodile teeth, too.