Will the wolf ever be able to dwell with the lamb?

"Can we ever get along, or is this our fate, to be broken and bloodied? With that question in mind, those in the faith do a much better job in practicing harmony. Not perfect, but better."

The book of Isaiah talks about "the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat." Sounds like peace, harmony and tranquility to me. As we all know, the way our society is structured in this broken world, certain species do not dwell nicely with other species. In fact, one species might be another species meal. In our society, certain people do not coexist well with other people. Truthfully, much of the love we should have, has been replaced by antipathy and out and out hatred.

Yesterday, we found out the Russians were planning to put nukes in orbit. Why? Is that a step towards peace? Or a loud Claxton, signaling war? Meanwhile, the stalemate continues in Ukraine, with the daily body count of Russians and Ukrainians still climbing. Is the wolf dwelling with the sheep in Ukraine? Do they live in peace? Not hardly. If anything, it is the "wars and rumors of wars", playing out, right in front of us. The end might be closer than we can imagine. 

Ever since Cain killed Able with a rock, mankind has shown an ability to fight and/or kill. For some reason, life in America has become cheap as of late. Look at the crime statistics in most of our cities - especially for homicide. Some say it is just the guns which kill other people. Maybe, but during the days of Cain and Able, guns did not exist. Be it a rock, an arrow, a spear, a sword, a bomb, or whatever - if you want to kill someone, there are a variety of ways to do it. And if a nation declares war on another nation, each military has many ways to kill.

In our country, how about our political scene as of late? Are the wolves and lambs getting along? To the point where they can dwell together? Talk to each other? Not even close. I shudder to think what this November is going to be like. After seeing Fani Willis and her boyfriend on the witness stand yesterday, I could not believe this is the "team" was trying to dethrone a giant like Donald Trump. To them, Trump is public enemy number one. To Trump, Willis and her boyfriend are only two more bumps in the road. Where is the love, man? Not there. Not hardly.

Can we ever get along, or is this our fate, to be broken and bloodied? With that question in mind, those in the faith do a much better job in practicing harmony. Not perfect, but better.

When Jesue returns, and this broken world is replaced by the New Earth and New Heaven, there is no doubt the words from Isaiah will come true. But until then, our better selves will remain more of an aspiration than a reality.