There seem to be two great themes in this world, power and love. The desire for power without the love of God is dangerous; the desire for love through the power of God is life changing. When we look at the world’s dictators both past and present we see carnage and destruction, nation wars against nation causing death, destruction and danger with the final result being world-wide instability. The cost to human lives and prosperity is shattering.
Those who do not know God wonder which nation will bring about the end of the world as we know it. Fear is catching and we can spiral down into the abyss. If we forget who ultimately has the finger on the nuclear button, our fear and worry will submerge us. There is an alternative, the desire for love through the power of God. We think of those who in the past have improved the world through their love of God, numerous saints in our past church history, Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, and many missionaries speaking love in the Name of God.
I will never be a Mother Theresa or anyone of note. When I’m gone few will even remember my name, but I can make a difference now; a conversation with a stranger on the bus who wanted to tell me his life history lasting through a seven minute journey, a card sent to a sick friend or even a smile when someone holds the door open for me. The desire for the love of God is the desire to make a small difference.