Black, White or Grey?

Since my son turned five, I have officially assumed the position of his conscience just like the cricket in the famous Disney animation flick, Pinocchio. Most times, my son is quick to ask me if an action was good or bad and if it would mean ending up in Hell. The role was quite fascinating at first because all I needed to do was to let him know what Jesus likes and why He likes it. The challenge, however, crept in when my son started asking questions about what he sees on television. At that point, I needed to let him know what is appropriate without judging the individuals involved (Mathew 7: 1). Television poses a kind of parenting challenge these days (Don’t know whether our parents experienced this kind of challenge. I mean, can’t remember if the shows we watched back then had ratings). To cut the story short, a particular music video was playing on T.V. and as usual, the question came: “Mummy, is that a good song?” I paused. It was obvious that the “all-knowing mummy” was confused. Well, I should be or let’s say my categorization of music videos failed me at that point. The lady singers (an international trio) are contemporary singers with hit albums but this time they were singing ‘When Jesus says yes, nobody can say no’. Also, they were well- clad and decent in this gospel single.

 In this present world, it is becoming even more difficult to decide what truly belongs to God and what is outright worldly. Most people simply settle for a compromise. At least, that seems fair. Christians no longer stand like the bible commanded (Ephesians 6:13). They prefer to wobble here a little and wobble there a little. It is no longer a situation of being either black or white. Grey is equally accepted, in fact more acceptable than being black or white. If only we can remain stable and focused on the goal – Heaven- then, everything will no longer be acceptable. White will remain white, black will remain the same and the colour Grey will not even appear on our colour wheel.