I'm still a bit numb. Almost overnight our freedoms have been taken away from us. It isn't hard to grasp the seriousness of the situation with some men still on the loose. Yet I can't help thinking that allowing the government to raid your home or your place of business at any time sounds like something a dictatorship would do. What freedom will we lose if we allow searches and seizures to happen just because someone suspects something? I can't help thinking that it is too easy to point fingers and tell lies about someone without incrimination.
I am still wrapping my mind around how easily everyone seems to accept this "status quo" in order to catch an elusive prey. I hurt for the victims, but I hurt more for those who will be wrongfully accused of the heinous acts without recourse. Will they have a voice? I don't know. It all seems scary until you step back and realize that God is in control. He knows the situation and the hearts of the people involved. They will all be revealed in time for their deeds whether good or bad.
I do believe that this incident, tragic as it is, is probably only the "tip of the iceberg." We do need to prepare ourselves as Christians for what's coming. Our fellow Christians is Syria and the Middle East have already seen the first fruits of the tribulation that is on the horizon.
In some ways Obama is right. We can't condemn the Syrian refugees. To do so would be to repeat the tragedy of WWII when we refused the Jewish refugees. I admit that I am frightened by the threats, but I have to leave my fears in God's hands. He will open a way.
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