Daily lesson for November 7, 2014

Today's daily lesson is from Revelation chapter 17 verse 14:

They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”

Last night we gathered with Christians from other parts of Lubbock and the region to pray together about this ongoing ISIS crisis in Syria, Iraq, and now Turkey. There were not a lot of people present, but the prayers were powerful and affective we trust. We prayed for those martyred, for the living victims, for the perpetrators themselves, and, finally, for God to act. I told someone afterward that what we did seemed to me the faithful thing to do at such a time as this.

We concluded the service with a brief homily which I delivered. I talked about the situation in Iraq and how ISIS has spread like wildfire and how its ongoing appeal threatens security in neighboring countries and indeed the whole world. Yet I reminded those gathered that God will not leave His world to evil.  He hears the prayers of His people, and at some point will act in some way.  We know that good will prevail over evil, that ultimately love will cast out hate, and light will drive out darkness.

I closed by telling the story of a small sign which was put up in the churchyard of a small church in Prague, Czechoslovakia after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The sign simply said, "The Lamb wins."

In the end the Lamb will win; and no matter how strong the hosts of evil may be, they shall not prevail.