The E-Word

“The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart.” Luke 6:45 (NIV)

There is an 800 pound elephant in the room, and everyone is pretending like it isn’t there.  It’s a little word—only four letters, but people hate, even refuse, to speak it.  The word is spelled E-V-I-L.  In today’s world, most would like to have it erased from the dictionary.  But it’s there—whether you acknowledge it or not.  The Bible says it’s all about what is in our heart: “For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.” (Mark 7:21-22 NIV)  We all have the capacity for evil—not everyone is controlled by it.  God is the one who can help us with this problem—all of our attempts to change these heart issues ourselves usually fall flat. Only He can change a heart. But most people don’t want His help.  They prefer to think that man, and the world he lives in, can be perfected by the wisdom of man.  I don’t see much progress, do you?