“Lot lived right and was greatly troubled by the terrible way those wicked people were living. He was a good man, and day after day he suffered because of the evil things he saw and heard. So the Lord rescued him. This shows that the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their sufferings and to punish evil people while they wait for the day of judgment.”
2 Peter 2:7-9
It brings me great joy to see the beauty of God's creation. Seeing a beautiful sunset strikes a chord in my heart that makes me sense the harmony of heaven in everything that God made! I am astonished at the Grandeur of the simple closing of each day on earth! Each day's end is a masterpiece of art that cannot and will not be duplicated. Each original "painting" is created and displayed for only a few minutes and then is gone forever. What a joy to see the beauty of the earth, touched by the finger of God Himself!
But then there is the other side of beauty. Beauty and righteousness go hand in hand, but so do ugliness and evil. I get no joy from seeing that which is ugly or evil. When a child is abused there is no "look at the bright side" to make me feel better. Evil is not cute and it is not a game. It is not something to indulge in like you would a banana split.
God knows how to rescue and He knows how to punish. Don't be fooled, God will not be mocked. You will reap what you have sown. As you walk in the garden of this world today, sow good seeds, not evil ones. With Jesus in your heart the harvest will be wonderful, like a beautiful sunset at the end of the day!
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