He Has Overcome

                     

So much grief and sorrow has occurred in the past day. It truly breaks my heart to see what has been happening in Paris. Why is this happening? Our world is becoming more corrupted and more consumed into darkness. It shouldn't be this way. 

The older I get, and the more I witness all of this evil, the more evident it is to me how badly we need Jesus. We NEED Jesus. There is no other solution--He is the only solution. We are under attack, evil is upon us now more than ever. It's not enough to just say "Pray for Paris." Don't say you will and not ever actually do it. Your words mean nothing if you don't actually take the time to pray. 

This is a time to unite together, everyone in the world. It's time to put aside our differences, our beliefs, and just love one another. Maybe if we actually did that, maybe there wouldn't be this suffering and brokenness in our world. God has called us to love.. To love deeply and passionately. I keep thinking of a line from a book I'm reading right now that says, "It is so happy to love." Isn't it though? How can these people who commit all these acts of evil find happiness in that? I truly believe it's because they have not encountered True Love Himself. 

As I'm writing this, Forever by Kari Jobe is playing. This song perfectly explains everything I want to say right now. 

"Forever He is glorified

Forever He is lifted high

Forever He is risen

He is alive, He is alive

We sing hallelujah

We sing hallelujah

We sing hallelujah

The Lamb has overcome.."

I just love that line that says The Lamb Has Overcome. ISIS can continue to strike, they can continue to kill innocent people, they can continue to try to put fear into our hearts, but at the end of the day, they stand no chance against God. Let me say that again--THEY STAND NO CHANCE AGAINST GOD. They better realize that now. They will have to answer to God on Judgement Day. Satan can not and will not win. His fate is already sealed. It warms my heart to know that God is closer to all of us now than ever. He's there in the midst of suffering, He's there whenever nothing makes sense. He's the God who comforts, heals, and mourns with us. I am more confident than ever that God is going to make this broken mess into something beautiful.

"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." -John 16:33

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." -John 1:5