At what point do we stop our foolishness and pay attention to what's going on in the world? When will we stop blaming this guy or that guy, this decision or that no-decision or the motives behind them, that got us (yes us) in this mess? (And please believe me, this WILL affect us, living in our comfortable, safe bubble.) When will we stop believing that different leaders or a new coalition will save us? When are we desperate enough to cry out to God for deliverance, mercy, justice and peace?
It is when we realize that THERE ARE NO SOLUTIONS, apart from the intervention of Almighty God!
I am specifically talking about the growing calamity in the Middle East, a humanitarian crisis that will dwarf the Rwandan genocide. ISIS is on the move in Iraq and Syria, with the ultimate goal, according to some, of establishing a Sunni state which would include Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Southern Turkey. Set against this agenda is the world's premier sponsor of terrorism, and developer of nuclear capability, Iran. In the meantime, hundreds of thousands of innocent people will be tortured, maimed, displaced and killed.
Who or what will save us from this disaster? The once mighty United States of America has no answers, no allies, and no credibility. The United Nations is paralyzed. The Western world is tired of failed efforts to bring peace to Iraq and Afghanistan, fed up with corrupt governments, lost lives, and billions spent to no avail.
A week ago Zack Beauchamp of VOX closed his blog this way, "Iraq has essentially just began another civil war, and it's totally unclear how long its going to last, or how its going to end. And no one's sure what to do about it."
So what will it take to wake us up, to cause us to fall on our knees and pray for God to save the world from this madness?
If this doesn't do it, nothing will. God help us.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
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