Evil In The World

   In today’s society it’s very easy to believe that there is more evil than there has ever been.  We see sexual excesses and depravity; we see babies killed in the womb on a whim.  We see wars, starvation and terrible injustices.  No one seems to care.

   There is no doubt that there is a lot of evil in the world.  We see more of it than any generation before because we have news organizations showing it to us twenty-four hours a day.  Still I wonder if it’s truly worse than ever before.

   “The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” (Gen 6: 5).  Mankind had become so evil that God decided to eliminate them entirely.  Only Noah found favor with God and through him humanity was saved from destruction.

   Sodom and Gomorrah was so evil that only Lot and his family were found worthy to be saved.  The rest were destroyed.  “Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;” Gen 19: 24).

   Throughout scripture we see the evil man has done and the punishments imposed because of it.  The Israelites suffered slavery and exile when they turned from God and His ways.  Evil was everywhere when Jesus lived.  The Romans were cruel oppressors; the priests and religious leaders cared more for their own status than for God and His people.  The greatest evil of all was perpetrated; the crucifixion of our Lord.

   Great evil exists today just as it has always has.  There is no reason to think it will be any different tomorrow.  Yet, there has remained a remnant of faithful; Noah during his time, Lot and his family in Sodom and Gomorrah.  As Christians we are the faithful remnant of our time.  We fight the good fight against evil and wait in expectation for the return of our blessed Lord, Jesus Christ.  Only then will evil be truly destroyed.

Lord, there is so much wrong in the world.

Help us to fight it where we can.

Strengthen us to overcome what can be overcome.

Come again soon in Your glory.

Amen