1 Peter 5:8  Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

As I heard the news about the school shooting in Nashville, all I could think about was the parents of the victims who spent the last moments of their lives with them that morning before dropping them off at school. I can't imagine the painful loss they are experiencing and will for the rest of their lives.  The question that runs through my mind is, will they have any room for forgiveness? 

This world in which we live has many enemies we might not even know. The shooter was an enemy not one parent knew, but she existed and had a plan to wreck lives, including hers.  

We do have an enemy that everyone knows, the Devil. Today's passage reminds us of his craftiness and works to wreck lives, including yours. Yesterday's tragic event is a painful reminder that bad things happen at the hands of evilness. It's so important to cover yourself, and your family, in prayer for God's protection. You know the enemy, you know he can cause pain.

 1 John 4:4  You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

But God. We have a God who is greater than the world's enemy. The victory has already been won. That's why it's so important to tap into His protective power. Although sometimes things don't work out as planned, you can always trust in what God is doing in your life, even when the enemy brings harm. God's grace will always be enough to make room to find forgiveness through His love for you so healing can begin. God bless.