"Heartless" could not even
describe it—how some extremist groups have become savages, pumping our hearts
with dread and shaming governments.
Consider these latest incidents happening too
eerily close to each other:
The MILF decimating 44 of our finest policemen; ISIS beheading 21 Egyptian Christians; and jihadists very recently abducting 90 Syrian
believers.
Last year, Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300
school girls in Nigeria. And backtracking, Hitler exterminated six million Jews
between 1933 and 1945.
Yet all these don't even come close to the
quiet yet equally barbaric disposal of a demographic too helpless and voiceless
to protest or defend themselves—the 40-50 million babies aborted yearly worldwide;
125,000 daily abortions per the World Health Organization (WHO)
How and why has it come to this? The
statistics reveal a rising trend of lawlessness on all fronts as we approach the end-times.
2 Timothy 3:2-4―"... men
will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers,
disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious
gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, treacherous, reckless,
conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God..."
Those who kill in the name of religion do
so because they believe God rejoices every time they murder
"infidels".
They even expect extravagant rewards when they enter
heaven.
Hitler was maniacally driven to upscale the
Aryan race when he decimated the Jews. Some terrorists do it merely for money
and power. Those who have their babies
aborted do it to cover up their shame or to avoid inconvenience.
God is loving, compassionate and gracious.
How could anyone even think that He would sanction hatred and murder? If He wonderfully
and fearfully created each one of us (Psalm 139), how could He say yes to genocide,
rape and violence against helpless infants, children, women and ethnic groups?
Some of us are clueless about the devil's
machinations. He is real and has upped his game because he knows his time is
limited. Jesus will come again soon to forever establish His reign.
Revelations 12:9—And the great dragon was
cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the
whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with
him.
Yes, there has been a tsunami of
lawlessness. But we cannot cower in fear. The bible reminds us: "God has not given
us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline (2
Tim 1:7)."
Meanwhile, let's pray and believe―that
He will visit and make Himself known to those who maim and kill; and make their
hearts right with God.
"Son of Hamas" best-selling author
Mosab Hassan Yousef was a member of one of the most-feared terrorist groups; but Jesus visited him in prison one day and
his life completely turned around.
Remember Paul? He too persecuted and approved
the killing of believers. But he met Jesus on the road to Damascus and like
Mosab, he became a fearless believer.
God is still in control, folks. Let's stay
awake, praying and believing.
Remember too: His angels encamp around those who trust Him.
If He is for us, who can be against us?
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