Dear John
>Hi there as I was waiting for my mom to get home, for we can go up to church. She
>walked in the doors and annouce there was
> a school shooting. This one at Canada school. Will when the violence end?
> John
>
The best way I can answer this is from the Bible. Psalm 37 which says
1 Of David. Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like
the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed
in
their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret--it leads only to evil.
9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they
will
not be found.
11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.
12 The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he knows their day is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword and bend the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to
slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.
16 Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
18 The days of the blameless are known to the LORD, and their inheritance will
endure forever.
19 In times of disaster they will not wither; in days of famine they will enjoy
plenty.
20 But the wicked will perish: The Lord's enemies will be like the beauty of the
fields,
they will vanish--vanish like smoke.
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
22 those the LORD blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be cut off.
23 If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm;
24 though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or
their
children begging bread.
26 They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.
27 Turn from evil and do good; then you will dwell in the land forever.
28 For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. They will be
protected forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off;
29 the righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
30 The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks what is just.
31 The law of his God is in his heart; his feet do not slip.
32 The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, seeking their very lives;
33 but the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned when
brought to trial.
34 Wait for the LORD and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when
the
wicked are cut off, you will see it.
35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a green tree in its native
soil,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him, he could not
be found.
37 Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a future for the man of
peace.
38 But all sinners will be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.
39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time
of trouble.
40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and
saves them, because they take refuge in him.
The wicked will have their way for a time, then the Lord will cause his anger to be
turned towards them.The loser thinks that he can get us to be afraid because of what
he gets people to do for him.
In Eph 6:13 we are told to "Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the
day
of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done
everything, to stand." We are commanded to STAND. In the Spirit Filled Bible the
footnote says "to take up a Battle Stance". For us our Battle Stance is on our knees
praying.
I call on all Rangers Leaders to take up this stance and pray for our nations, whether
it
be the U.S.A., New Zealand, Enland, Germany, Maylasia or Australia, we are all one
family. We must pray without ceasing.
I propose to fast next Monday for our Nations, who will join me?
This is the YEAR OF JUBILEE.
LET'S PROCLAIM GOD'S LOVE TO A DYING WORLD
Say to the captives, 'come out,' and those in darkness, 'Be free!'
Isaiah 49:9
I looked to the heavens to where God dwells
I looked into my life to see he lives there as well.
Love in Jesus
Morning Light
Adrian Bonham
Outpost 49
Hawkesbury Royal Rangers
Windsor, N.S.W.
Australia
F.C.F. 94
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