The War to End All Wars

Photo by Stephen Alexander Yang

Here's a list (incomplete) of the messes stinking up the world right now:

• NATO killing Libyan civilians with a bombing raid
• New Syrian protests, police kill 19 people
• The U.S. government nearing shutdown because our leaders can't do math
• Civil war killing hundreds of people in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
• Israeli missile strikes kill yet more Palestinians in Gaza

I won't bother to link these, because you'll just get overwhelmed, like I did.

And these are just the headlines. We have the continual crises in Japan (tsunami, near nuclear disaster), Mexico (drug wars killing more thousands) and Sudan (violent partition). When does it end?

It doesn't. Because we're not just sitting here among many little wars. We're sitting in the middle of the greatest of all wars, between those in heaven and those destined for hell. But right now, still in his violent death throes, Satan is making the most of his opportunities to steal, kill and destroy.

Jesus told us not to lose heart -- despite the headlines. It's hard sometimes to believe He's still in control. But He is. And the more violent the world becomes, the more worried we know Satan is.

Keep praying. Keep hoping. Keep believing in Jesus. He's the only hope we have, and one day He will make all things right and new.