Evil and Satan exist

I've been greatly bothered since the day of the shooting in Tucson, especially after I saw the photograph of the young man that committed such horrible acts against others.  I saw that face and the first thing I thought, even said out loud, was, "Those eyes are so soulless and full of evil".  I am so fearful of how there are so many who take the law of both our land and our God into their own hands, thinking that they are sincerely doing the right thing.  It's scary that they honestly think that they are entitled to do as they please.  What kind of future do these people have?  Here and after.

    There's an editorial in today's paper here in Augusta "How to explain utter evil".  Of course, since I've been thinking such things about not only Jared Lee Loughner, but all those who are scheming and planning some plot to horribly destroy others.  Let me share just a bit of this editorial with you:

"Evil exists, and a few are possessed by it.  C.S.Lewis said that evil isn't an absolute, it needs good.  It's a parasite that rides on good.

G.K.Chesterson offered an explanation for evil we may not want to hear, because it places blame where we like it least:  'Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.'

We tolerate, even promote, may things we once regarded as evil, wrong, or immoral.  And then we seek 'explanations' for an act that seems beyond comprehension.  Remove societal restraints on some evils and one can expect the demons to be freed to conduct other evil acts.

The fault, as Shakespeare wrote, 'lies not in our stars, but in ourselves.'   Once tolerated, evil grows like the 0paraasite alluded to by Lewis.  It inevitably and predictably leads to other evils, such as the tragedy in Tucson."

(by Cal Thomas - Augusta Chronicle; Augusta, GA)

Today, the devil roams the earth like a lion, looking for lives to destroy.  He despises us because we remind him of God.  We are made in God's image, and every time he looks at us, it reminds him that he lost the battle.  Satan was an angel in heaven, but when he tried to rebel against God, God quickly kicked him out of heaven. (Isaiah 14: 12-15).

The good news is that when we give our lives to Jesus, He gives us power over the enemy - power over darkness, over sin, and over temptation.  God gives us authority over the enemy so that we don't have to live in fear of Satan.  When we give our lives to Jesus, we can live with great confidence in our ability to rebuke the devil and keep him away from ourselves and those around us. (from Extreme for Jesus: a promise book by Ron Luce)

What a different kind of life Jared Lee Loughner would have lived if he had been introduced to the God who would have loved him.  We must introduce our young people to God and teach them that right truly is right and that wrong will cause them a life of misery.  They must suffer the consequences of evil and wrong actions. 

Therefore submit to God.  Resist the devil and he will flee from you.  Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.  Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purity your hearts, you double-minded.  (James 4: 7-8)