The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same...

I surprised myself the other day. It was with regard to Russia invading Ukraine. I naively wondered “Haven’t we gotten beyond this?” What I meant was “Aren’t we at a point in civilization that we no longer take other peoples’ land by force?”

Like I said, naïve. It is the problem of sin in every last one of us. It’s as Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn once wrote, “The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either – but right through every human heart…even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained. And even in the best of all hearts, there remains…an uprooted small corner of evil.”

Thanks be to God Who has forgiven us all our sin in Christ Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection! God bless you by His Spirit’s leading as you serve Him and remain confident in His grace in these days to come. God bless and keep the people of Ukraine.