#Je suis Charlie
Dear God,
I am so confused and very sad at this
moment because of the shootings in France. I’m so sad and confused and totally
stunned because I can’t just believe how wicked some people can be. Your word
teaches me to have compassion for and love those who do me wrong but sometimes
that is just so hard to do. My heart goes out to all of France and every person
who lost a friend, brother, sister, son, daughter, father and mother in this
terrorist attack. I know no words can fill the void that you feel in you now or
calm you.
God, these families are most probably
very mad with you. They have so many questions. Questions they may never find
answers to. God please do comfort them and give them peace, and help them
through these trying times. I can’t understand this incident either but I know
you can work it all out for their good. God loves you, even if you do not
understand why this happened that does not mean He can’t see your pain. He sees
it and it breaks His heart that you have to go through something like this. If
only your eyes would be opened to see how He weeps and mourns with you.
God doesn’t want these evil things to
happen but He can’t do anything about it because He has given this earth to man
to rule over. He can only intervene if we ask Him to. It is time for us, all
believers, to stand on our feet to intercede for the nations. Let’s pray and
speak life and peace into our cities. Let us pray that these people come to know
the love of the true God who loves us unconditionally. A God who does not expect
us to kill to defend His honour but to love all so they can come to know Him
and accept His love. This God came down in the form of Jesus Christ to die for
us just to demonstrate His love for us. He gave up His life for us so that we do
not have to die physically for Him.
When Jesus was being crucified
He asked for forgiveness for those who were crucifying Him. He said “Father
forgive them for they know not what they do.” We have to love the sinner but
hate sin. Jesus died for them too. If we hate them without praying for them they
wont change. We’ll be just like them filled with hate. It is hate that plants
the seed of murder or sin in hearts. If we give hate a place in us we give the
devil the permission to use us to inflict more pain on people who need love
rather than condemnation. Jesus is the only hope for our world. It is only in
accepting His love that we become new creations devoid of the nature of the
devil that was planted in all mankind because of Adam’s sin. Through Jesus we
are filled with love for one another. Only love can stop hate because love is
the most powerful force on earth.
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