You have felt it too. I know you have. Yet our objections to it have been, for then most part, silent.
We watch in horror the videos of a woman pushing another women in front of an on-coming subway train. We hear news reports of a woman being raped and no one stepped up to help her. Yet everyone who was watching the attack was more than willing to film it on their phones.
Something has gone really wrong with the world we live in. With our country. We can sense it at our jobs. At our schools. It's everywhere! So, what do we do? The answer is really simple. The actual application is the difficult part.
"Things will get better," we say. Wrong. Things are not going to get better. In fact, things will be getting worse. But there is hope. Our hope is found in Jesus.
Look, we didn't create this mess. The evil in this world is Satan-made. And it's not an earthly battle either. It is a battle for our very souls. And we've been waging this spiritual battle for thousands of years.
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." - Ephesians 6:12
The only way to win this fight is to forge an alliance with Jesus. He is ruler over all. He can destroy our common enemy with a word from His mouth. And He will one day.
"Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty." - Revelation 19:15
How do we win today's battle though? Right here and now? Place your faith and trust in Jesus! Through our faith and hope in Jesus we can rise above all of this mess. We can obtain hope for our future. And our weapon of choice is love.
Let us rise above it today, with the love of Jesus in our hearts. Victory will be ours! Rise! Jesus did.
Rise Above It - Switchfoot
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