10/13/2026
Two extremes break people:
The cynic sees only evil and believes nothing good exists.
The idealist expects only good and cannot absorb evil when it happens. Scripture refuses both. “Let both grow together until the harvest” (Matt. 13:30). “Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” (Job 2:10). “In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
Good and evil coexist, but they are not equals. Evil will not have the last word.
Don’t deny the darkness. Don’t deny the light. Hold both, and hold on to Christ.