Political Reality

     The attempted murder of the congresswoman in Arizona is another terribly tragic event. The randomness of the murders that did occur at the same event make it all the worse. The horribleness makes us cringe; and of course we want to know WHY! What makes someone do something like this? It doesn't fit with the popular idea that society should be improving. We are supposed to be getting better and better.
     When tragedy happens, the usual "suspects" are talked about and the fingers of blame point everywhere except at the true source. Various humanistic explanations are trotted out and the "experts" are brought out to calm our fears and deaden our consciousness of evil within.
     There is nothing new under the sun. Human nature hasn't changed. It definitely hasn't gotten any better. Whether it can get worse is debatable. When we see a tragedy like this, how many admit this evil exists in the heart of every human being? Jesus says: "you are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning...." John 8:44
     Inside all of us there is only evil and darkness. Again God tells us that there is nothing good in us. If we want to do good, we find we can't. And when we don't want to do evil, we find ourselves doing it anyway. (Romans 7:18-19)
     Only in Jesus Christ is there any hope. Only when a human is born from above is good possible. Anything that is good comes from God, and only from God. There is only one source of improvement and that is from outside of self. This is the reason Jesus came to earth. To bring us salvation from our sinful, evil selves. Only through Jesus is human change possible. Only the life He brings produces real goodness, and lasting change.