Making Things Right

I was talking to a friend recently and he said something like, “I just don’t understand; maybe I’m just getting old, but it seems like evil is rampant. It’s crazy.” I told him it wasn’t just his age or his imagination, because I see it too. He said, “maybe it is time for God to just make everything ‘right’.” I’ve thought about that statement a lot. Is God going to simply “make it right”? I know that He can, but will He? It seems that throughout the Scriptures God has chosen not to simply “zap” us back into accord with Him; instead, He has chosen to use us as vessels to “make things right”. In Acts 7:34 God tells Moses that He has “seen” the afflictions of His people, heard their grumbling, and now come to deliver them. And then God says one of the most amazing things. He says “I will send you…” Maybe we Christians need to stop waiting for God to “zap” the world and make everything right; maybe we need to simply open our ears and hear His command to go out and stop the persecution, violence, and mistreatment of His people (which includes everyone). Maybe the reason evil seems to be “winning” is because we are not listening and responding. Let’s try to listen better today. Blessings