In 1980, Jimmy Carter had lost to Ronald Reagan and the news was full of “stagflation”, “hostages in Iran”, and the threat from the Soviet Union. (I attended school, worked to take care of my family, and supported my local church ... none of the prophesied dooms harmed me or my house.)
In 2000, Al Gore had just lost to George W. Bush and the news was full of “Clinton perjury and impeachment”, “bankruptcy of Social Security”, “US deaths in Somalia”, “partisan gridlock in Washington” and the lawsuits over the infamous Florida Recount of dimpled chads. (I worked at my job to support my family, and supported my local church ... none of the prophesied dooms harmed me or my house.)
In 2020, Donald Trump has just lost to Joe Biden and the news is full of “gloom and doom” predictions about what will happen soon. (I plan to continue to work at my job to support my family. I plan to continue to support my local church. Based on the last 40 years of listening to the beat of the same drum by the same false prophets, I expect none of the prophesied dooms will harm me or my house.)
Am I the only one that sees a pattern being repeated?
“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.” [Psalms 20:7 NIV]
“But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD." [Joshua 24:15 NIV]