In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
As I reflect on what happened in Boston yesterday I see something more dangerous than a terror attack, I see the deceitfulness of sin. You see, the terror attack is an obvious manifestation of a sinful, corrupt, depraved generation that is devoid of God. We have seen this first hand in America over and over again in the forms of shootings, bombings, and attacks. While Satan has us looking at the tragedy that is on the news we miss the real tragedy.
This is what I like to call the cycle of deceit. Follow me for a second; a bomb explodes and people die, then the nation unites, seeks justice, and starts to reflect on life which raises spiritual questions. After the initial sting of the event and maybe a visit or two to church it slowly becomes a faint memory. Most people continue on in their lives blinded, unable to see the light of the gospel and glory of Christ.
We need to pray for Boston, but most importantly we need to pray the the eyes of people's hearts will be enlightened to the gospel and glory of Christ. Pray the scales will fall from their eyes and the deceitfulness of sin will no longer rule their lives, that the Spirit of God would fall on them to see the glory and majesty of Jesus.
Many people want answers, many people want hope. We as followers of Jesus Christ have been given the privilege and responsibility to be the hope givers. May we rejoice that our hope is built in nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness.
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