Can Evil Be Restrained?

PRAY OVER THIS

“The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.” 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10

 

PONDER THIS

What is the Church? The Church is salt and light. What does salt do? Salt purifies. Salt preserves. Salt decontaminates. It also stings and irritates. We are the salt of the earth, and when that salt is taken out, decay will begin. We are the light of the world. When that light is taken out, darkness will engulf the globe. And when the Holy Spirit stands aside, Hell will have a holiday.

The people of this world don’t like Bible-believing Christians. They think we’re an impediment. They think we’re odd. They think we’re weird. They think we’re stubborn. They think we’re standing in the way of progress. One of these days, we’ll be gone. And then the Restrainer will no longer be here, and at that time, you might as well try to dam up Niagara Falls with toothpicks to hold back the flood of wickedness and evil that will come upon this world. That time is known in the Bible as the Great Tribulation.

How do passages like the one we read today give you urgency to share the Gospel with others?

How does thinking of God’s coming judgment give you compassion for others who are far from God today?

PRACTICE THIS

Take time to share the Gospel with someone today.

LWF Dr. Adrian Rogers