Hate Evil

“Eli’s sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the Lord.” 1 Samuel 2:12

In the book “Life is Messy,” Pastor Matthew Keller writes: “The sad and tragic truth is that evil is never far away.

Not far from where you sit right now, men, women, and children, are being forced into every type of slavery and prostitution, by people so feral they are more like wild beasts than like people.

Not far from where you sit right now, domestic violence and child abuse in all their forms are raging.

Not far from where you sit right now, someone just bought a gun to kill himself or others.

Not far from where you sit right now, drugs are being sold to children and changing the direction of their lives forever.

Not far from where you sit right now, someone is being tortured, taken advantage of, blackmailed, corrupted, intimidated.

Not far from where you sit at this moment, there are too many people who have nothing to lose.

Not far from where you sit right now, children are so hungry they cannot sleep. Evil is never far away. It is real and it is near.”

However, because of his great love for sinners, Jesus conquered evil at the Cross.

At the heart of the Bible story stands the cross of Christ where evil did its worst and met more than its match.

“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” Romans 12:9