We Bow Down

"I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame."  Psalm 138:2

If you have turned on your TV or opened a news website in the past week, chances are you have been bombarded with feelings of pity, unimaginable sorrow, and even downright anger over many recent news stories.  From gunshots to disappearances to murders, our world is full of sin and sinners.  We often question how someone could hurt another or how one person could torment another without remorse.  Our hearts ache for the sorrows of others as they live with the pain of losing a loved one or having a loved one hurt by acts of violence.  It is completely normal for us, as humans, to be upset or to feel the pain of others in those situations.  Our hearts ache along with our neighbors for the wrongs of this world.
God knew that the world would one day be filled with darkness, and He proclaimed that His vengeance would come down upon those who turn their backs upon the Lord and take up with Satan.  One day each one of us will have to answer for the sins we have committed, whether it was the lie you told your parents or the torment of a classmate or the gossip about a neighbor.  To the Father, these are all the same as the people who commit murder!  God the Father hurts when we sin.  Yet He promised that one day, the darkness of this world would bow down to Him upon His return.
Until that time, I can only cling to the worlds of Psalm 138:2 because even in these dark days, God is always faithful.  He is always just.  He loves us with an unfailing love.  I pray that each one of us will turn to him and praise Him, bowing down to His holy temple, and thanking Him for saving us so that one day we can live in Glory with Him!
Dear Lord, we may not understand the sins of this world.  We look around us and see unjust acts and unpunished people yet we stand firm in the knowledge that you will return.  In the meantime, Lord, I pray that you hear our praise and thanksgiving for your unfailing love, your vast forgiveness, and your open arms.  Amen!