PRAY TEAM JESUS! Dad Of Two Girls Shot In Wyoming Murder-Suicide Pleads, “Pray For My Baby”
I trust You as our shield through this time of confusion and pain. We won’t run to anything or anyone else to get that sense of safety and security. Lord, I pray that You will be a rock and fortress for the victims, family, friends, law enforcement, firefighters and the EMTs involved in this terrible tragedy. Stabilize them with Your presence, peace and love. Thank You, Lord, for Your everlasting care and love. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
I just read that a 7-year-old girl, a victim of the mass shooting is in critical condition. Please keep her in your prayers.
Cowboy State Daily
UPDATE, 7:04pm: No Outward Signs Byron Mom Was Struggling, Neighbors Say
The Byron, Wyoming, mother who called 911 to say her kids had been shot then turned the gun on herself and died Tuesday afternoon, according to the Big Horn County Sheriff.
A 7-year-old girl was still in critical condition Tuesday (2/12/2025) after having pulled through a surgery, and her family was “cautiously optimistic,” the sheriff said.
The woman’s 2, 3, and 9-year-old children died of gunshot wounds on scene, Big Horn County Sheriff Ken Blackburn’s office said in an earlier statement.
Blackburn confirmed in his interview that the scene evidence indicated that the mother was the shooter.
The investigation was still ongoing after the woman’s death, the sheriff added. More Here
Our Choices in the Midst of Tragedy by Charles Stanley
Imagine what it felt like to be in Job’s shoes. Warriors, fire, and wind wiped out his fortune and killed his children. Then, his body was so covered with boils that he scratched at the inflamed skin with broken pottery. Had Job not believed in the Lord’s faithfulness, he probably would have taken his wife’s advice to just “curse God and die” (Job 2:9).
Job was brought low, and he didn’t know why—nor did he ever find out the reason. Thanks to Scripture, we are privy to the conversation between God and Satan, but the Lord didn’t share those details with Job. Left in the dark, he had to decide if his faith in God’s goodness would stand.
Job decided to trust God in the midst of tragedy (Job 42:2). He could have railed against the Lord, as his wife suggested. Or he might have followed his friends’ advice and racked his brain for some unconfessed sin. But neither of those actions would have been fruitful. Instead, Job chose to view everything as part of the divine plan, acknowledging the Lord’s right to do whatever He wanted for the glory of His name (Job 1:21).
Accepting the good that God sends our way is easy. Our challenge is to receive tragedy with a willing attitude and a teachable spirit. Chance is not part of the equation—nothing comes into our life except through the Lord’s permission.
PONDER THIS From Adrian Rogers:
Love is the highest good, but forced love is a contradiction. Forced love is not love at all. In order to love, we must be free to love, to choose to love, and in order to choose to love, we have to be able to choose not to love. So, God gave us the choice. And Adam and Eve chose not to listen to God. They didn’t trust Him; they trusted their way instead. Now, that sinful nature has been passed down to us from generation to generation.
So why doesn’t God just destroy evil? Why doesn’t God just step in, obliterate the devil, and eradicate all sin? Why doesn’t God go into every cancer ward and empty them out? Why doesn’t God take away the curse from nature? Why doesn’t God make it impossible for people to sin? We’re right back to the original question. If God were to destroy evil, God would destroy every opportunity of choice, and if God would destroy every opportunity for choice, then God would destroy every opportunity for love, the highest good. God knows His plan and He is taking care of the problem of evil whether we feel like it or not. He has taken care of it through Christ and will put an end to evil once and for all when Christ returns.
- What are some of the evils of the world that challenge you?
- How does it encourage you to know God is taking care of the problem of evil? How can you trust Him to take care of the struggles of your life? Praise God for resolving the problem of evil perfectly and completely in His timing.
