Historical Condemnation

Historical condemnation of current adaptation~this intricate thought came to me after viewing a joke on the internet about the right to bear arms. In a satirical joke, President George Washington states (minus the swear words), "we were talking about musket balls, not 13.3 bullets per second." What seemed prudent and reasonable in a time gone by is now an anachronism, an out of time, out of date thing that no longer belongs. Before I get too philosophically messy, my simple point is this: for efficiency in killing, it is far more effective to have powerful weapons and for a gaurentee of safety for murders, ensuring that the people you kill have no chance of self defence or the capacity to save themselves or anyone else, surprise them...perhaps with their heads bowed in prayer during worship or even during a holiday celebration. Have you yet wept for the senseless destruction of innocent life? Have you indulged that part of you that horrifies the soul, rending it in half, mourning the grievous losses? 1 Peter 5:8 "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." To deny that evil exists is childish and even those who are none believers are hard pressed to explain what is becoming common place in our lives, that is to say, we are becoming accustomed to rampage and mass murders. I am not inclined to offer any explanation for what has "gone wrong" in the lives of the vicious~they chose, they killed, they sealed there own fate. Judgement is a bad word in our society, if spoken of, it is condemned as a political faux pas. Here is what The Bible says about judgement: Romans 14:10-12 "Why do you pass judgement on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgement seat of God; for it is written, "As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God." So then each of us will give an account of himself to God. Is prayer, faith in God an out of date, out of time anachronism or shall we speed up the process, rapid fire, bowing before Him on our knees now, more than ever before? Evil kills, Love saves. Evil shoots bullets, Love commands faithfulness in prayer with Love as a verb, it is an action step. Judgement, justice, we all want this, don't we? My lip curls with the anguish of those that suffer, and I know that God is in control and He is watching. My hope is in Him, where do you place yours?