It could be the fact that he used Daddy's phone with a much better camera than my phone, or could it be that he is actually making progress at taking pictures?! Maybe both. Whatever the reason, it was a fun photo session today. The lovely garage back drop is courtesy of the fact that Daddy was outside working in the garage with his two "helpers" and dragging either of them away from "helping" Daddy is not a feat for the faint of heart. Hence the amazing scenery in today's photo.
And there's been some progress in taking back ground that the enemy has stolen. In an article just linked on Facebook by a friend, a massive child pornography empire was just exposed and 400 children rescued from an awful, horrific life of abuse. Oh how my heart ached at the mere thought of what those precious children have endured, and the pain and scars that truly only Jesus can heal and deliver them from. Here is the link for those of you who are interested: (Disclaimer: I haven't taken the time to verify the source of this article so please feel free to do so on your own):
http://fightthenewdrug.org/400-children-rescued-hundreds-of-adults-arrested-after-police-take-down-child-porn-empire/
It's times like this when "progress" in the technological sense doesn't really seem like progress at all. Internet used to sell the abuse of these children all over the world for someone else's "pleasure". The demonic laughing at the countless souls entrenched in such evil while God weeps for all involved. Yes, all involved. The innocent children as well as the adults who are fathered by satan and filled with demonic so strong that they delight in such evil. He weeps for all of them, and so do I. Having seen the extend of evil that the demonic can do in someone who is otherwise loving, gentle, strong, compassionate, patient and kind, I wonder what kind of men and women are underneath all of that evil. What plans does the Lord have for them, created for them before the beginning of time, that the enemy is stealing, killing and destroying? And will any warriors in the Lord's Kingdom pray for deliverance for them as well as healing, deliverance and restoration for the children?
My prayer as of late has been "Lord, give me eyes to see. Really see, like You do. Help me see what is really going on, where the battle really is. For You say it is not a battle of flesh and blood. So if the spiritual battle is won on behalf of that person, and he/she is freed from evil's grip, what do they look like? Give me discerment to know how to pray, what grip the enemy has that he is able to do what he is doing in the person, and what weapons I need to use to defeat the enemy and deliver that person from the horrific evil."
Friends, I know it's not an easy task to love the unlovable, especially in cases like this and in human trafficking used for similar purposes. Our natural minds want justice for those dear, sweet children and of course there are consequences for any actions that we do in our earthly bodies, regardless of who is operating through us. But can we love like He first loved us? Can we at the very least admit that we might not be loving like He does and ask for help to see what He sees? Ask for His compassion, His kindness, and His power to bring healing to the broken and hurting souls. And pray, not out of judgment or condemnation, but out of heartbreaking compassion for those caught in satan's schemes, pray with authority over the evil one in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth who came in the flesh.
Amen.
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