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Why are we not afraid of the bomb anymore?




I remember as a teenager in the sixties that we were all afraid of imminent nuclear war.  Today no one seems to feel this anymore.  Why is this?  I was hearing on the T.V. this evening that America and Russia still have nuclear weapons aimed at each other with button primed for immediate use.  So why does this get spoken of so rarely? I would say that most people are more worried about a terrorist  bomb, when they are on holiday than they are about huge devastation in a nuclear exchange.  The fact is people are so set on making money and buying the latest gadget, the things they believe they must have to be happy.  Also to contemplate nuclear devastation is not comfortable and so denial kicks in.  The danger of nuclear war is probably greater now than in the Cold War.  The reason I am less worried about it is because I believe God is in charge of all these things and He knows best.  That does not mean that it will not happen.  God’s ways are past finding out and only He knows what is best, whether it is in our personal lives or in world affairs. As we get nearer to the end of time many terrifying things will happen, but this means that if our trust is in Jesus we are being brought nearer to the resolution of all things when we will enter heaven to be with our Saviour forever. But for now we have important things to learn but most of all to trust Jesus whatever happens.


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