As I watch the reports and images coming out of Ukraine, I cannot help but wonder what Putin was thinking when he decided one day to invade a neighboring country? What prompts a man to order the destruction of hospitals, neighborhoods, schools, theaters? I also wonder why the people of his country cannot see what he is doing. How can they be so deceived to believe that these evil acts are justified?
One man, one day, decided to destroy his neighbor and he changed the world. History has proven over and over that one man can change the world. (Ah, you are reading between the lines and know where I am going!)
One Man not only changed the world, He changed eternity. He works where no other man can work, in the hearts of men and women.
He stands at the apex of history. Everything that occurred before His appearance pointed toward it. Everything that has happened since His appearance looks back at it.
Now we wait for that final declaration of God when the LORD Christ Jesus shall return, and the kingdoms of this world become the Kingdom of our God. Sometimes it is good to remind ourselves of that when we see the evil of this world flourish.
“Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness. His eyes were like a fiery flame, and many crowns were on His head. He had a name written that no one knows except Himself. He wore a robe stained with blood, and His name is the Word of God. The armies that were in heaven followed Him on white horses, wearing pure white linen. A sharp sword came from His mouth, so that He might strike the nations with it. He will shepherd them with an iron scepter. He will also trample the winepress of the fierce anger of God, the Almighty. And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”
