Hi folks,
I pray that the Lord be gracious to this poor girl.
Evil like this is hard for us to comprehend but we must realise that the real miracle on the earth is that there is any good at all,
- "Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." (Gen 6:5)
- "So Jesus said to him, "Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God" (Lu 18:19)
- "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning" (Jas 1:17)
The natural man is capable of every evil. It is only by the spirit of God that mankind is capable of anything close to good. I'm not surprised by the length, depth and breadth of any evil done by man, I'm just grateful for God's grace that makes it possible for us to see
HIS goodness in the midst of this evil race, and it is only by His grace that any of us are not like those boys who lured that girl. Evil is doing it's work as the dark backdrop to the goodness of God, it's just that so many focus on the evil in the background and not on God's goodness.
As for this little girl and all who suffer evil as she has,
"And
God will wipe away
every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor
sorrow, nor
crying. There shall be
no more pain, for the former things have passed away. Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold,
I make all things new." And He said to me, "Write, for
these words are true and faithful."" (Rev 21:4, 5)
Amen! Come quickly Lord Jesus
Grace and peace to you all
Nelson