Greetings,
Welcome to another post from the PenWorks of the Word Blog Tour. As always, we are ALL thrilled you have found your way here. One of the types of posts I hoped would be written for this event is what I have affectionately called Devotional Blogs. When at least one of the featured authors said they wanted to do so, it was encouraging.
Today's featured Author, D. T. Powell, is the first author to write one. One thing you will learn from her devotional blog is that D. T. doesn't shy away from hard truths. Sometimes the hard truths are hard to hear, but we cannot let that keep us from voicing them. Again, I don't want to take up any more of your time today, so without further ado... Here is her devotional.
See you in the "digital" pages,
M.J. E
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Evil surrounds us.
Not surprising. We live in a fallen world, after all. Terrorism, abuse of every variety, faithlessness, racism and prejudice, idolatry, all forms of sexual sin, pride, greed, and every other twisted thing imaginable are alive and well in this sin-cursed existence.
Since the beginning of time, evil has tried to outwit God. Satan himself attempted it (Is. 14:12-14), even taking a third of the angels with him when God cast him from Heaven. (Rev. 12:4)
That was just the start of Satan’s attempts to frustrate God and His goodness. He successfully tempted Adam and Eve to disobey the very Creator of all existence. As a result, we’re all born with a sin nature that constantly pulls us away from God.
But can evil truly frustrate God’s plans?
A story I love spending time with includes multiple villains who hate one another. They all want power and can’t stand the thought of being outmaneuvered by their competitors. Not one of them fears God or has any intention of helping Him. In fact, they’ve targeted the story’s heroes—whose ranks include a number of Christians—and intend to wipe them out.
Each villain crafts intricate plans and tells them to no one. But the God of all things knows every fleeting thought and intention, and He uses evil’s own plots, not just to foil it, but to preserve His own and glorify Himself.
Romans 11:33-34 (KJV) says,
“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?”
The clear answer to the questions in verse thirty-four is “no one.” Not a single created being has ever fully comprehended the mind of our eternal God, and not a single one ever can. Because we can’t fully fathom God’s thoughts, we can’t anticipate or even understand everything He does. As a result, He surprises us with unexpected blessings, provision, and deliverance.
Isaiah the prophet wrote,
“Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.” (Is. 40:28 KJV)
God regularly accomplishes what humans consider impossible, and one day, He will accomplish yet another impossibility. He will purge Sin, Death, and Satan himself from this world. He will forever defeat Evil, and Christ will rule at the right hand of the Father throughout Eternity. (Rev. 11:15)
So, even in the midst of this evil-saturated world, we can take heart in two truths. Evil is not forever. But while it exists, God is not frustrated by it, and He can accomplish the impossible despite it.
D. T. Powell, author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning novel With Mercy's Eyes, has delved into difficult subjects through fiction for over a decade. Her work in both fanfiction and original fiction showcases how God's persistent light shines even through the darkest of moments. Her original short fiction has appeared in Writer's Digest and various short story collections from small presses. Also, her many top-quality book reviews are published quarterly in Clean Fiction Magazine. She enjoys reading, playing pickleball, and the occasional video game. You can find her online as dtill359. Her favorite verse is Psalm 126:5, “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.”
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