Future Promises Of A Present God

Dear readers,

the world, nowadays, appears always more as a malignant place, a state where continuous pain reigns. The events that recently occurred in Paris show us that East and West are not that different: in any place, our Planet seems a broken device, both on the environmental and social side. And in all this furious spiritual and human mess, we receive a kindness commandment from a God who urges us to be sweet and to love our enemies. Anyway, it is not any new that God's principles are much different from ours, as we are shown that God's most powerful energy toward us is manifested in a man's death, that was so powerful that could defeat satan's might, as the Bible tells us. While everybody goes into the streets for a guerrilla, God urges us to fight a much different battle. While the world growls looking forward a revenge, the Good Shepherd urges us to make our light shine (that reminds me that beautiful children song, "This little light of mine") among men (a), and Paul repeats this: don't let the evil one win thee, but rather win evil with goodness (b). But how can we be so kind and sweet, especially in modern times? Luckily, we have a great Creator who, in His steadfast love, didn't want to consign the world to its fatal destiny.

On the day of Pentecost, Peter, led by the Holy Ghost, talked about the "Restoration of all things" (c) God had for us prepared, and Paul writes a much wider explanation, saying that creation itself, nowadays, is suffering like a woman in travail, waiting for the children of God to be manifested (d). So, it is clear that evil at this moment haunts every single place (and too much haunts human hearts), but it will not be always true. In spite of our merit, God will bring us the peace we've been longing for. In the last Day, God will give us the quiet our souls did desire, and everybody will thank Him (e).

Somebody often asks: "But where is God? Where was He during the Holocaust of milions of Jews? Where was He during all the attacks recently occurred?". We have to be patient, as God Himself is patient toward us. In fact, we know from the Bible that God is not looking forward the destruction of all humankind, but is waiting, "not wishing that any should perish" (f). God has no time/space problem: with Him one day is as a thousand years. We have to trust God, as this is the only action that makes sense in our lives. We have to trust His promises to restore all things unto Himself, since He already reconciled them. We all know it is not easy, and especially the families of many innocent victims do, but our pain is not in vain, for we know that God will one day give what Adam took away. As we suffer, we suffer with a Blessed Hope for all peoples and tongues.

We did not receive a message of anger and wrath from an angry God, but rather a love letter from a kind and sweet Dad, given to Abraham first and then continuing through all ages until the apostles. Our duty is to keep bringing onto the world the Good News of the Restoration God will send. We have a holy hope for all peoples, a hope that cannot be shut into our hearts, but must be spoken to all (g). The fiery and angry world cries always more, because in its fury it is consumed by its own evil: God is the One that has the only remedy, and we have to bring forth the hope our Father has given us. When the whole world knows how strongly God loves each one of us, we will see a great change that will prepare our Planet for the last Day, when the Lord will restore everything, remove evil from our lives and wipe away tears from all faces (h). Yes, we are nowadays passing through the days Jesus spoke about (i), days of pain and sufferings, but we know that, in these days, we have to lift up our eyes, for we're about to be set free (j)! In pain, we are the ones that can bring forth the Blessed Hope of comfort, the "tidings of comfort and joy", as is sung in a famous Christmas carol ("God rest you merry gentlemen").

(a) Matthew 5:13-16.

(b) Romans 12:21.

(c) Acts 3:21.

(d) Romans 8:19.

(e) Revelation 5:13.

(f) 2Peter 3:8-9.

(g) Acts 4:20.

(h) Isaiah 25:8.

(i) John 16:2-3.

(j) Luke 21:28.