Good morning,
Have
you been following the story of the cruise ship that has been floating
without power and without anchors somewhere out in the ocean filled with
cannibal rats? The best thing that could happen to that ship is that a
storm or a rust spot takes it to the bottom where it can’t cause any
more trouble. I was also reminded of this ship this week by an update
from Moody Bible Institute of a new program that they have developed to
train people in caring for adults and children who have been trapped by
wicked people into different forms of slavery. This wicked practice,
trafficking, has become a world wide scourge that destroys the lives of
children and young adults much like the cannibal rats that feed on the
weak and helpless in their doomed ship. We personally know and support
missionaries who are ministering to those trapped in this wicked
business. We are appalled by this satanic attack on the children and
people who are so near and dear to our Heavenly Father. Our modern
cultures have indeed become more and more like this powerless,
rudderless and anchor-less ship destined for destruction.
Where
is God in all this? Does he care for the children and the oppressed who
have been trapped by sinful men and women whose hearts and minds are
controlled by the Enemy? Yes, Jesus cares. Jesus loves children and
gives them special angelic protection. Why doesn’t he stop this awful
practice? He will when he is ready. Remember what he did in Noah’s
day! Alas, we are living in a world that has become “corrupt and filled
with violence” just like in Noah’s day.(Gen. 6:11) King David was
living in a time when sin was threatening his people in a lot of the
same ways and wrote about God’s work when faced with this challenge in
Psalm 34. God tells us that he is watching over those who do right and
he will hear their cries for help. He also tells us that he will turn
against those who do evil and erase their memory from the earth. These
wicked people who enslave others for their profit and use,will suddenly
face calamity as they sink into the sea of God’s wrath. They will have
nothing to look forward to but the blackness of hell and the lake of
fire that he is preparing for them. But then there is his promise. The
Lord will redeem those who serve him. There is hope for those who have
been trapped because the Lord has promised that no one who takes refuge
in him will be condemned. In fact, because of the finished work of the
cross, those who are oppressed and those who oppress others can come to
Jesus and be rescued from this sinking ship. Dear Lord, please help us
not to forget those who have become prey to this wicked practice.
Psalms 34:15 The
eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to
their cries for help. 16 But the Lord turns his face against those who
do evil; he will erase their memory from the earth.
21 Calamity will
surely overtake the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be
punished. 22 But the Lord will redeem those who serve him. No one who
takes refuge in him will be condemned.
Roy Wisner
