Q made a statement that the children will unite the people. I am actually rather skeptical of this. I know images of fully developed aborted babies does nothing to change the hearts of the pro abortion bunch.
There are many children that have been taken hostage by Hamas and Pro Palestine people will tear these children's pictures from the walls.
On the other side, there are endless videos of crying injured Palestinian children shown on TV and I have seen many comments from the Pro Israeli side saying "they are not innocent. They are Palestinian. They should all be killed."
Sorry for my pessimism, but I feel the hope that images of trafficked children may ultimately unite the people seems a little naive. I'm hoping to be more optimistic about this, but my observation is that tribalism always comes in first place.
Hope someone can convince me otherwise.
I know just how you feel. Every time something new and horrific comes out, I think “THIS will get their attention!” And then I watch and listen to them look away.
I’m fairly convinced at this point that God is purposely blinding them to everything happening, and not until HE removes the scales or tears the veil will they see and understand.
His plan is more magnificent than anything any of us could ever imagine, so we wait and fight and pray. 🙏
Like you, I think God is hardening their hearts. I am not sure why. We may call it stubbornness. However, I am reminded of when God hardened the hearts of men.
John 12:40 "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them."
Romans 9:18 Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.
Exodus 4:21 The LORD instructed Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders that I have put within your power. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go.
Exodus 7:4 Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.
***Really, I think people have lost hope. Children bring HOPE to the world. ***
Each time a person ignores the Holy Spirit beckoning them, their hearts harden even more (Reference Pharoah and Moses and the plagues). It is a free will choice made by a person. Then the god of this world (Satan) blinds them (2Cor 4:4).
Ecclesiastes 1:9 (NKJV) That which has been [is] what will be, That which [is] done is what will be done, And [there is] nothing new under the sun.
Many in the gun grabber side express that attitude about us, horrified that Sandy Hook didn't shame us into suddenly handing in our firearms but instead wanting armed teachers and more concealed carry.
They are operating from a place of fear, where submission and appeasement are the only things they know how to do in the face of a tyrant. They hate the rest of us because they believe our resistance will get us punished and them, too, through guilt by association. That's why they go screaming crazy when we refuse to wear a mask or give up our guns.
"HOW MANY MORE TIMES DO WE HAVE TO DO THIS?"
"HOW MANY MORE KIDS DO WE HAVE TO SLAUGHTER BEFORE YOU GIVE US YOUR GUNS?!?"
This is super cold. But,
"All of them."
You are so correct, TrumplovinChildofGod, His plan is wonderful. I heard the Lord say through one of His prophets that THIS PLAN IS SO BRILLIANT THAT PEOPLE WILL KNOW IT HAD TO COME FROM ME.