About turning to God when evil strikes…
Psalm 27:8 My heart says of you, "Seek his face!" Your face, LORD,
I will seek. 9 Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in
anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, O God my Savior
(NIV)
Evil has a way of gripping our attention. Evil has a way of putting a hook in
us and once the hook is implanted, we can then be "hooked" by the
evil. One of the ways we can deal with evil is by removing evil's hook and
turning away from the evil. If evil puts a hook in us we must keep turning away
and turning away and turning away from the evil and always, always, always turn
to Jesus until we die. You would think in this life there should be some kind of
place where we could go to be protected from evil's destruction. However, there
is no place of protection for us in this life. You would think if we always live
a life that is holy, pure, and devout, evil would not seek to hurt us, haunt us,
or hook us. However, there is no secret hiding place, even when we are holy,
pure, and devout. For evil lurks everywhere on earth. So to deal with evil when
evil strikes, we must turn away from evil and turn to God. It is not enough just
to turn away from evil. For when we turn away from evil, we must turn toward
someone or something. The opposite of evil is good. The opposite of Satan is
God. When the most horrible of disasters strikes you, turn to God. When you have
lost everything and everyone, turn toward God. When evil strikes and you turn
toward God, then God wins and in the end, you win. The great contest between
good and evil is fought within your heart and soul. Although you might not want
the responsibility of deciding the winner between the great contest between good
and evil, the reality of life is that you have the choice between good and evil.
You can choose whether good wins or evil wins. When all the members of a family
turn to God after evil strikes, good always wins. When all the members of a
group turn to God after evil strikes, good always wins. When all the people of a
nation turn to God after evil strikes, good always wins. However, the greatest
tragedy of life is not turning toward God before evil strikes.
