Murphy's Law? Mosaic Law?

Tuesday, 10th July 2007


Continuing our reflections on the "counsel of the ungodly", many of you must have heard of the saying "it never rains but pours". This used to describe a situation where something bad does not just hit a person, but hits him very seriously.

A similar term to the one above is "Murphy's Law" -- if something can go wrong, it will.

Again, we as believers should ask ourselves whether we should embrace such worldly philosophies. Does it contradict Biblical principles if we subscribe to the belief that bad things happen in the extreme, or that things will go wrong if given the opportunity to?

If we believe in a God of the impossible, then even how bleak a situation may be, it will not be overwhelming. Even though it is raining, it will never pour. Instead, we should look forward to the rainbow, which is a symbol of God's covenant with us.

Even if we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we fear no evil because our Shepherd's rod and staff comfort us and protect us from harm (Ps 23:4).

Even though something can go wrong, we will not allow it to, because we can speak against it. Being made in God's image, there is a similar power in our words. For example, we can name and claim perfect eyesight for our children, even though science tells us that myopia is genetic.

Even though a thousand may fall at one side's and ten thousand at one's right hand, no harm can come near us because we are dwelling in the secret place of the Most High (Ps 91:7).

So it does not matter whether it is Murphy's Law or the Mosaic Law. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law.

We are a people no longer under the Law, but under Grace. Thanks be to God!