2 Timothy 3:1 (NKJV) 3 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:
We are living in perilous times.
I look back on my 53 years of life and I see such a contrast when I compare today to when I was a child. Things have changed so vastly… so drastically.
I look back to when our own children were small, and I see such a stark contrast to the days we live in now.
Things have accelerated greatly during the last several years. The world as a whole has changed, declined, deteriorated.
There seems to be so little good in the world, as evil pervades society, in every aspect of it.
Today we learned of an elderly Australian couple who has been kidnapped by terrorists. This was a couple who have spent years and years of their lives helping people. Things like this are senseless, yet have become commonplace in today’s world.
As I see and hear of these types of things, I am always so torn. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. I know how badly they must hurt. I try to understand the frustration they must be feeling, as they struggle to make sense of these senseless acts of violence and rebellion.
My natural side, my flesh, wants to lash out at the perpetrators. Especially as a man, and the protector of my own family. I want to speak words of harm against them.
But deep inside, I know that speaking evil words against evil people will never fix anything.
Instead, God prompts us to pray for the victims and their families. Pray for healing. Pray for peace and solace. Pray that they will seek Him and press into Him. And pray that, somehow, some good will come from these things.
And pray that the workers of these terrible acts of evil will see the error of their ways and repent, falling on their knees before God and begging for His forgiveness.
Yes, we are living in perilous times. But they are also times of great opportunity for us to press into God and seek His will in every aspect of our lives and the lives of those around us.
The enemy would like nothing better than for us to repay evil with evil. But as followers of Christ, we need to live, walk and speak by His spirit.
So, today, as we are continually barraged with evil from all sides, let’s speak words of healing. Let’s pray for each other and for those across the globe who need God’s healing touch, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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