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No one old enough to read is unaware of the evil ravaging across
our nation like a tsunami, leaving in its wake destruction, mayhem, and death. I
do not need to itemize the things happening around us today.
Every day.
Day after day.
I also know how easy it is to start seeing life through the
prism of fear, apprehension, and yes, even dread about tomorrow. I know how
easy it is to do that because I found myself moving in that direction once again,
this time after reading the latest reports of Satan unleashed in the South Carolina
church massacre.
That evening as I prepared for sleep, I opened my Bible to
John’s gospel and read what Jesus said to His own: “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace.
In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the
world.” (John 16:33)
Life and peace and fear and dread are deeply rooted in this
equation: If we are living ‘in the world’, we have good reason to live with
fear. But if we are living ‘in Christ’ we have good reason to even stare death
in the face and spit in its eye.
“And
they overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of their
testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.”
(Revelation 12:11)
Christian, stay in Christ!
In this world we have nothing but tribulation. Please! Pray for
each other that we stay in Christ. It
is in Him alone – in Him alone – will
we receive supernatural peace . . .
Even in the midst of the tsunami.
1 comment:
Thank for your response, David. I must admit I am not nearly as schooled in the philosophers as you appear to be. But some others of my readers might be able to benefit from your comment and respond to you more intelligently than I can ;-)
rich
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