Enough digital ink has been spilled over the horrible massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, so I’m not going to add to it except to say that yes, there is evil in the world; real evil, perpetuated by a real entity intent on destroying human beings.
Our Lord said of him, “He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”¹
Jesus was speaking here of the devil, Satan, Beelzebub, whichever name you prefer. It’s not fashionable in our modern age to believe in the boogeyman. This is all a superstitious fantasy according to the wise and learned. But this is exactly how the devil wants it. He doesn’t want us to believe in him. He wants to corrupt, and twist, and pervert in the shadows. He wants to kill, mutilate, and debase in disguise.
His is the malignant voice that whispers in the sad, mad, deluded, lonely ears of Adam Lanza, Timothy McVey, Charles Manson, Adolph Hitler, Josef Stalin, Pol Pot, and on and on, fueling the hate in their broken minds so that they will carry out his evil plans.
And it is the devil’s voice that whispers into your ear and mine. He will assure us that all is chaos, that we are lost, forsaken, forgotten, and excluded from the love of God. He will patiently draw us to the brink of despair and then push us over, just as he did to Judas. He does it every single day, every single hour, every minute, he never rests.
My friends, he is very real, and he is a liar!
The devil is defeated. His time is at an end, appearances to the contrary. The final word was spoken from the cross, “It is finished.”² In this life we will have tribulations and trials, that’s a guarantee. We will suffer the effects of the devil’s evil: violence, treachery, bigotry, hatred, and disorder, but this is not the end.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’³
¹John 8:44
²John 19:30
³Rev 21:3-4
All quotations from the NIV
I agree wholeheartedly, rob.
Interesting that we will focus on all kinds of ‘ contributing factors’ after events like this, but NOT on the source behind them all.
Keep speaking the Truth!