Once
again, the world has been shocked by another evil terrorist attack,
committed by a radical, religiously and politically brainwashed human
being, killing many innocent people. .
This
act deserves nothing but condemnation - but when you really start
thinking about evil, isn't there evil all around us, and unfortunately
also in all of us.
Isn't
it evil, when governments invest more in their military, than in
universal healthcare, or in taking care of the environment?
Isn't
it evil, to carpet bomb and kill hundreds of thousands of civilians in
proxy wars, and calling the casualties "collateral damage ? "
Isn't
it evil, when corporations consider profits more important than the
health of human beings? re:industrial pollution; the genetic
manipulation of foods; the production and sale of
pesticides, all of these having caused a number of health effects, which
today are linked to a range of serious illnesses and diseases in
humans, from respiratory problems to cancer ?
Of course many people reading this will say: "that is all good and well, but I am certainly not an evil person".
Really?
what about : jealousy, lies. cheating, gluttony,intimidation, lust,
fornication, pride, - all evil acts .Can anyone honestly say they never
had anything to do with any of those evils listed ?
Evil
is evil, lesser, greater, middling - makes no difference. The degree
is arbitrary, the definition blurred. If one would have to choose
between one evil and another, It is better not to choose at all.
Christians,
in contrast to all other beliefs, know, they are not alone in their
sufferings and struggles against evil. They know they are all in this
battle together, and that everyone will experience trials.
"Woe
to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come
down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short
time” (Revelation 12:12).
If
we consider the whole picture, specially now we get bombarded daily by
all kinds of alarming news, there should be no doubt in our minds, that
this is Satan’s world and planet, rather than God’s. Paul even refers
to these times as “this present evil age” (Galatians 1:4).
However,
Satan will not always dominate planet earth. Biblical prophecy reveals
that an astounding series of events will shake our world, as never
before and usher in a new age—a 1,000-year era under the reign of Jesus
Christ in the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:10; Luke 21:31).
God never promised that believers wouldn’t have suffering, but He did promise to be with us through it. Jesus said, “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)
