Thank you once again, CTD, for this post. Wow! It truly makes us realize how God uses/used evil and good for His purposes. Blessings!
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-BEDLAM

Romans 12:9-21
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Those who leave the
paths of uprightness
...rejoice in doing
evil, and delight in
the perversity of the
wicked.
--Proverbs 2:13-14 -
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England's Imperial War Museum is housed in a buiding in London that was a former location of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, a care center for the mentally ill. The hospital was commonly known as "Bedlam," which gradually became a term used to describe scenes of chaos and madness.

It's ironic that the War Museum would occupy Bedlam's former location. As you walk through it, in addition to stories of heroism and sacrifice, you find bone-chilling accounts of the madness of man's inhumanity to man. From the exhibits about modern genocide and ethnic cleansing to the one on the Holocaust, it is evil on display.

Solomon observed mankind's prepensity for evil, describing it as those who "rejoice in doing evil, and delight in the perversity of the wicked" (Prov. 2:14). While this may describe much of the world around us, followers of Jesus have a different way to handle life. Paul challenged us: "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Rom 12:21). Christ-centered actions such as living morally (v.17), making peace (v.18), and treating our enemies with care (v.20) will affect the world for good.

If each of us were to live as a reflection of God's love, perhaps there would be a lot less bedlam.
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A despairing world needs caring Christians.

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