What Causes Evil to Abound?

It seems like the whole world is going crazy these days and evil is escalating everywhere. There were other times in history when the world seemed to be out of control also, such as in the time of Noah. It is said that the world then was the epitome of evil. What is it that causes such evil to abound?

Maybe one of the reasons evil abounds is because when man is left to his own devices, he ultimately creates chaos. More and more today, people are renouncing God and trying to do away with anything pertaining to Him. They claim they don’t need anyone or anything telling them what to do and they can rely on themselves. What we’re seeing happening in the world today is simply the result of man relying on himself.

With laws permitting so much these days, man is gradually letting go of self control. It takes a lot of self control to do what’s right, but apparently, there’s no need for that any longer. We’re living in a “feel good” society where we make up the rules as we go along. If it feels good, it’s right. It doesn’t matter if someone else doesn’t look at it the same way, because there’s no specific meaning for right and wrong any more. It all depends on the person.

The new norm of our society is to tolerate whatever anyone says or does, so we don’t offend anyone. We have no right to tell anyone what they’re doing is wrong or that we don’t agree, because what’s right to them has absolutely nothing to do with us. It doesn’t matter if what someone else is doing offends us, we just can’t offend them by telling them it does. None of this makes any sense to me, but apparently, it seems to make sense to a vast majority of people these days. In my opinion, this new self-ruling society man is so proud of creating is only taking us backward, not forward.

All I can picture in my mind are wild animals. Animals have no conscience or morals, they live for themselves, never giving any thought to whether or not they might be infringing on another’s space, they live by their own rules, and they never, ever hesitate to tear apart anyone who gets in their way. This is how the world is starting to look like to me.

But, we were not created to be like animals that rely solely on their instincts to do whatever benefits them. We were created with the intelligence and moral aptitude to live together harmoniously, have respect for one another and to care about each other’s feelings and well-being. We were born with the full knowledge of the costs of our actions and we know how to live accordingly.

Unfortunately, man has (once again) grown wise in his own deceit and is rejecting all these concepts. He thinks he knows better than God and he’s out to prove it. He’s too blind to see that his efforts are futile because without order and law, and a true value system, he is headed for doom. All we need to do is look around us and we can already see this self-ruled society is failing. Escalating crime, the bad economy, joblessness, wars, contention, unrest; everything we see going on in the world today are all signs of its failure.

As Christians, we may not be able to stop what’s happening to our society today, but we can rest assured that it’s already failing. Even though times are tough and even frightening at times, God is proving that the ways of the world cannot work. We must stay strong because we alone know how all of this is going to end.