I received an email today informing me that a good friend lost her brother-in-law Sunday. You can read the story by clicking here on foxnews.com. I'm sure if you watch the national news you will be seeing the story soon. He was a pastor in Illinois, just outside of St Louis. A man came into the church and shot him while he was in the middle of his sermon. The article reports that the man had brought enough ammunition for 30 rounds but the gun jammed after just 4. Some people will blame God for allowing this to happen. But let me tell you with certainty, God had nothing to do with it. The devil is at work in our world and this reeks of him. Don't get me wrong, God was involved. He jammed that gun after only 4 rounds. And the only man that died was the pastor. That breaks my heart beyond what I can express here, but that man was ready to meet God. God did not cause this to happen, but He will use it to bring more people to Him.

I ask that you please pray for this man's wife, Cindy, and his two daughters. Pray for his mother, and the rest of their family. I spoke with my friend right before I posted this and they are shocked, but they can already see God moving and working in people's lives because of this tragedy.