No building suddenly crumbles, no man suddenly becomes bad, no person suddenly becomes a cheater, no marriage suddenly ends in divorce. A slow erosion underlies most acts. Decay starts slowly, deep inside, simply fed by little, almost unnoticed, acts.
I am trying to understand the news report this morning saying that four teenagers killed a homeless man because they saw him getting a chicken leg from a stand and thought he had money, and they wanted money, so they killed him and reaped a torn dollar bill.[ironically, the owner of the stand was selling him this chicken on credit because he had no money]
We are reaping what we have been sowing, are we not. And we forget that “he beareth not the sword in Vain.” Romans 13,4. was not spoken idly.
Jesus said this, “In the world you will have tribulation, but be not dismayed, I have overcome the world.” John 16,33. In the strength of that promise, as well as His comforting word that reminds us each day “surely, I am with you always, even to the very end of the age”. Matthew 28,20
So, let us take fresh heart for the task He has given has to do, seeking to bring the news of Jesus’ suffering, death, and rising again for the salvation of souls to this sin-weary world.
GPD 4/18/12
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