Truth in Advertising

Back when Microsoft was releasing Windows 7, they ran this commercial about a father, mother, and son. The son asked for a dog, and mom and dad said no. So the boy went to his Windows 7 computer and put together a presentation on how beneficial it would be for the boy to have a dog. The parents, duly impressed, agreed. So the dad saw his opportunity. He put together a presentation on why he should be allowed to play golf on Saturdays. The wife shot him down. You see, then, the hierarchy. The wisest in the bunch was the boy because his presentation overcame the objection of either parent. The second place went to the wife who okayed the son's request but denied the husband's because he, after all, was in last place, both in wisdom and in authority.

We buy that today. Watch the movies. Watch the TV. Kids are the smart ones. Men are the stupid ones. In fact, consider that commercial from any other approach. The mom takes her opportunity to show why she should be allowed a shopping spree and the husband shoots it down. "Sexist!" Both agree that the son's presentation wasn't good enough. "That's just mean." There is no scenario where the husband comes out on top and everyone is happy.

I don't suppose it's an accident. We -- even we Christians -- are a race of children in rebellion against our Father. We know better. We know best. We are wiser. Oh, sometimes, if He does what we want, He's okay, but heaven help Him if He ever crosses us. And, oh, He will. We are rebels and our modern "Kids are the smartest people on earth" betrays our cosmic rebellion against the real Sovereign, the real All-Wise, the real Authority. And we find it amusing.