3 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last
days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud,
abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love,
unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such
people.
6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain
control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by
all kinds of evil desires, 7 always learning but never able to come to a
knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also
these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as
the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9 But they will not get very far because,
as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.
2 Timothy 3:1-9 (NIV)1
This passage reminds me that we will not through our earthly
lives without seeing some of these behaviors in our world. A lot of them, we
have already seen.
I read somewhere last week that the 8-year-old boy who died
in Boston last Monday had a sister who was injured in the bombing. She lost a
leg. Since then, I read where she wanted
to be a dancer when she grew up. Today, I discover the fact that she is in
first grade.
We have to believe that God will help her and her parents
through these issues. I have to believe that God will take care of this
innocent little girl and her parents.
When my husband turned on the television this afternoon, the
funeral of one of the two women who died was being shown. I couldn’t watch.
But, there again, I have to trust God. I have to believe these victims and their
families will receive justice.
Father: Please, please help us all as we deal with terrible
tragedies that we will face before we will see You. We love You and believe in
You. We have this hope that You will give us peace. We will give You praise and
glory. In the name of Jesus, I pray. AMEN.
1.Scripture from Bible Gateway.
This was just a horror. A tragedy. No words, really, except gratitude in knowing that He's in control.
ReplyDeleteRhonda: I am thankful that there were no no more killed. I am thankful they were able to catch the surviving brother. I am thankful the citizens of Boston and the suburbs cooperated with the lock down. God was there helping the police and the citizens.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to watch the suffering, but I pray we never stop feeling others' pain. May we always be sensitive and keep them in prayer. Evil will be with us until Jesus straightens out everything in the end.
ReplyDeleteYes, Susan, you are right. We do need to always be sensitive to the needs of others, that's what makes others see God in us. I'm thankful that Jesus will straighten everything out. Thank you for your thoughts.
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