What a world...

You know, when I think about modern-day slavery, political corruption, murder, credit card fraud, identity theft... I sometimes feel overwhelmed. Do you ever get that feeling of just, I don't know, "fed-up-ness" with everybody outside your inner circle of trusted friends, family, and advisors? Sometimes I just beg God for answers and for His return out of frustration with the state of the world, and my own heart at times.

Yet today I listened to the day's Bible readings from the English Standard Version. Psalm 37:1-2, "Fret not yourself because of evildoers, be not envious of wrongdoers! For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb." This came right after the portion of Esther in which the Jews are saved.

It's promises like these that the Christ reiterates during his time with the apostles. While it may seem like it is taking forever for the world to be redeemed, it is actually right on God's perfect time-table. God was faithful in the Old Testament and redeemed Israel over and over again. He was faithful in the New Testament to provide us with the atoning sacrifice in Christ so that we might have eternal life with Him. God can not go against His character. His character shows consistent faithfulness! If He has promised something that has not come to fruition, that's okay. It soon will.

Thanks for letting me share. : )