The Verdict

 "This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God." John 3: 20, 21

    At the conclusion of the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, what will be the verdict? The National Guard and the police departments are poised, awaiting the answer, ready to respond to possible violent reactions. What do you think? Is Rittenhouse a domestic terrorist who crossed state lines with murder on his mind or a gutsy guy who stood in the gap between right and wrong during the Kenosha riot last year?

    Let's take a look at other narratives we've been spoon-fed over the past several months. The "peaceful protests" of 2020 (I have read) caused $2 billion dollars in property damage and claimed 20 lives, but the "insurrection" at our Capitol on January 6th was the worst assault on our democracy since the Civil War, so it has been said. Hmm. How about the Russian collusion? Was it true? Is it any wonder a cloud of suspicion surrounds the Coronavirus, the "vaccine" mandates and the 2020 election? Of course, half of the Americans being viewed as a "basket of deplorables" is a fair indication of how our leaders view us. We must not be that smart; we'll believe anything.

    Before Stephen became the first martyr for the Christian faith, he did not mince words as he spoke the irrefutable truth to the stone-wielding members of the Sanhedrin. But they gnashed their teeth at him in fury, covered their ears and, yelling at the tops of their voices, dragged him out of the city and stoned him to death. (Acts 7:54-58) Lovers of the darkness cannot abide to be exposed by the light of truth. 

    So it is today. I wrote down a bit of wisdom that crossed my path: "Truth sounds like hate to those who hate the truth." Please be in prayer for Mr. Rittenhouse and his family as they await the verdict. May we stand for the truth, come alongside the oppressed and the "canceled" people in our culture as we enter the battle zone every day. Thanks be to God who tells the truth.

"They perish because they refused to love the truth and be saved." Romans 2:8

"I, the Lord, speak the truth; I declare what is right." Isaiah 45:19