At the movies, criminals are often portrayed as masterminds with virtually unlimited resources and capabilities. In reality, it’s usually not that way, and the crime committed at a convenience store in Rome, Georgia is a good illustration. A hapless thief who broke into the business to steal, of all things, a roll of lottery tickets tried to cover his tracks by burning down the store. Video evidence captured the man spraying lighter fluid around and then setting the store – and then, accidently, himself – on fire.

He said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.”

Acts 9:5

When Christ intercepted Saul on the road to Damascus, it was to end his mission of destroying believers. But it was also to stop Saul…soon to become known as the Apostle Paul…from destroying himself. His effort to eradicate Christianity would have failed – as it has for the many tyrants who have tried it – but his own soul would have been lost forever.

As you lift up America and its leaders today, remember that God is not willing for any to perish, and that even the fiercest opponents of the faith are not beyond His reach…and should not be beyond your prayers

Recommended Reading: II Peter 3:8-13