Wickedness abounds in our world. I don’t have to consume very many news articles to come to that conclusion. It’s on a global scale and among small circles of people. Last night Sarah shared how a teammate at gymnastics continues to speak cruelly (so Sarah emphatically told her to stop).
All this isn’t a surprise to God. Jesus said over
and over this is how life would be here – the righteous living side-by-side
with the wicked. Some of Jesus’s parables in Matthew 13 draw the same picture.
Matthew 13:47-50 47 “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. 48 When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. 49 This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous 50 and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
God will bring justice in the end. Until then, believers
will share the same lake with the wicked. We will both die physical deaths, but
eternity will be vastly different!
When you and I are overwhelmed by the wickedness
around us, lets review and cling to God’s eternal promises! Feel free to share
some below.
