I, like many of you, am shocked and appalled when I see the things happening in the news these days. It seems that mass shootings and terrorist attacks have become an everyday occurrence. These things are evil and should never happen. They seem to be carried out by people who have a deep seeded hatred toward another person or group of people. I am no psychologist, but still I try to analyze what would make a person commit such evil acts. The only conclusion that I can make is the people who commit such acts of violence have been overwhelmed by hatred and evil.

Is it any wonder that these evils are occurring more frequently while church attendance and Bible studies are on the decline?

I believe the answer to the problem can be found in God’s word. Jesus teaches the two greatest commandments in Matthew 22-37:40

"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."

We Need The Love of God in Our Lives To Overcome The Evil In Our World. When our hearts and minds are full of God's love, then there's no room for Satan and his evil schemes. When we keep God's two greatest commandments, we are not able to break any of the 10 commandments God gave Moses in the Old Testament book of Exodus.

We need to pray for our churches, our communities, our workplaces, our schools and our country. Pray for God's mercy, for the love of God to fill our hearts and minds, to fill the hearts and minds of our communities. Pray that God will help us remember and to keep his two greatest commandments. We need to pray for the desire to go to church and for the desire to study God's word.

Remember, when our hearts and minds are full of God's love, then there's no room for Satan and his evil schemes.

May God Bless Our Community.