The Light of the Gospel @ Ft. Hood And the Darkness of Evil

PS 139:11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"

PS 139:12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
We have a PCA church family serving the men and women of Ft. Hood, called Hill Country Church. Rev. Lou Best is the pastor (retired Col.) and some of our own are a part of that church. Thank God no one from that church was directly affected by the shootings.
Can we make sense of the rampage on our military within their home post? Can we understand the tragedy of these honored warriors who have fought for our country and sacrificed in foreign lands only to be gunned down at home? No we cannot. There are many questions and far few answers. Who can know the human heart where evil resides? Yet, we are people of faith and hope because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Even as the Psalmist declares, the “darkness will not be dark to you” because while tragic and sinful events can enter our lives they do not destroy us. This is the hope we can share with the hurting world.
When I was in high school in Texas I attended a JROTC camp for a week at Fort Hood, the largest Army post in the world home of the 1st Calvary Division. This is a place where if you thought one would be safe, it would be there. There is great shock and pain. It is time we look to the Cross of Christ where sin and evil was destroyed and the only hope of the world can be found. This is our glorious Gospel shining its light in the dark places and the dark times.
Let us pray for the victims of the tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas and for the people of Hill County Church as they share the Gospel in love and confidence to that community.