Tuesday; July 26
Do you believe that life is bad? Are you convinced that we are living in an awful time that is designed to make us miserable? Do you think that evil is succeeding in making this world a difficult place to live? Well, welcome to the club! I believe that our generation has succeeded in emphasizing the sorry state of affairs; however, what we fail to realize is that it always been that way. From the first sin, satan has staked his claim as leader of the unfaithful. Now, while all of this is true, there is also hope. When Paul began his letter to the Galatians he did so with this assurance, “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forevermore. Amen.” (Galatians 1:3-5). Doesn’t this analysis of the world sound like it could have been written today? Yet, if that is true, the hope for the church should be