“Every great story includes a battle between good and evil. The representations of the two sides vary—Frodo versus Mordor in “The Lord of the Rings,” Aslan versus the White Witch in “The Chronicles of Narnia”—the conflict is always there. Most stories end with a sigh of relief when, against all odds, good triumphs once again.
We want to believe that this is always the case, but in the reality of this world, where evil continues to reign, we see battles lost more than we like to admit. Corrupt governments starve their people. Innocent children are abused. Christians still die for their faith.
When good seems to be losing the battle to evil, we need to heed the words of the Apostle Paul in Romans 12:21 (NIV), “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Just as battles are lost and hope wanes in fictional stories, so it is true in our lives and the world around us. In these times, we must remember that each battle is a part of the bigger war, a war where the final battle has already been fought and won—on the cross and in the grave. What Satan intended for evil, our God transformed into the ultimate good.” ~ Kathleen Krueger
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This week someone commented on a meme I had posted based upon Proverbs 20:22 that s/he didn’t “believe it was the Bible’s intent to let people roll over us” and that got me to thinking about the ongoing evil in our world, how we are told to handle it, and Who is ultimately in charge of repaying that evil. (Hint: It isn’t us.) So that is the topic for this week’s collection of verses. It is too easy to go with the flow when we are mistreated, angered, irritated, etc…so we need to be prepared within our spirits and ready to do things God’s way when we’re in the heat of the moment; we must always remember that we are a people who are set apart.
Very good Supernal Sunday message and pictures
Thank you my love!