Thoughts for another day

Sept. 23, 2013.

Today's verse: Matt. 24:12. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.  (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further.  Thanks)

Sometimes I wonder what a tragedy this world is; it was made with love and attention to detail and enshrined with Divine beauty; submerged in scintillating splendor.  Each little leaf and tiny branch, yearned to be picked and cuddled with love because it spoke of the tender hand of its Maker – God.  In its very growth it showed the flawless skill of the Master’s craftsmanship.  Every little bird and each big animal, trumpeted their skills in loads of Divine opulence, singing to their Maker – God.  Their life contained singing paeans to the hand of their Creator who had washed the canvas of the universe with paint of such magnificence; it was both awe-inspiring and a feast to the eyes. 

Then God made man and set him over all His creation.  He made him the principal creature to which every other creation had to be subject.  God wanted man to imprint the stamp of his authority on every shell and bark of creation and He also enabled him in this direction.  But man found another direction with the help of the devil and his diabolical coterie, who misled him to aspire to be like God, just as he had aspired to the heavenly throne in his pride and was thrown down, for though extremely powerful, he was just a creation!  Man also fell and forfeited the right to live as God’s sons until the Son of God came down and by His death and resurrection, once again made it possible for him to live as God’s child.  But satan’s jealousy has grown intensely so has his viciousness; and he is actively engaged in destroying God’s choice creation, man, by hook or by crook. 

What we see now is tremendous success in the dark world which is what our Scripture today talks of.  The conjugation of man and sin is so complete that love in him has grown cold.  He no longer bothers about his brethren but only of himself and has become a rather efficient tool of the devil in fomenting evil upon the earth; raking up death, disease and misery upon his own people.  And as for us, Christians, are we different?  We know the answer but we need to confess it and change so that we may become agents of God’s love in a world starved of love and compassion and in this, we have the Lover of souls with us and with Him, we cannot fail, no matter if the tempest of evil rails against us – it will not succeed.