Do not fret when evil men succeed

My heart-felt mission is to help Christians understand that, far from being opposed to their faith, science honours God and is nothing to be scared of. I’m driven partly by the belief that truth matters, but also because the opposite view makes God smaller...

Scientists use the gifts God gave them to expand humanity’s knowledge. In doing so, those with faith are obeying the command to love God with all their minds, and even those without faith sometimes start to see our awesome creator in a different way through their work.

Having said all this, I feel impelled to talk about something other than science and faith this month – something that will be worrying most of us…

… Truth matters fundamentally in politics and leadership

At this point in history, international figures are blatantly promoting lies, malice and greed, even to the extent of disregarding the law and international treaties. The message is ‘might is right’ and what breaks my heart, is that these same individuals publicly profess a Christian faith and are being endorsed by parts of the church.

Christ preached humility, compassion, love, acceptance of others, ‘blessed are the poor’, ‘blessed are the meek’ – The message and life of Christ is the antithesis of what these leaders are promoting yet they claim to stand for ‘Christian values’!

What an enormous stumbling block.

Equally depressing is the seemingly limitless army of people in authority who either stand by and do nothing or proactively endorse what is being said and done.

Honestly, on a human level, the situation feels overwhelming and hopeless. And then we finally remember who our God is… This is Psalm 37 v 7-8 (NIV).

7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

Don’t give up hope - Keep praying. God will make all things right.