God’s Justice and Peace Will Triumph Over Evil: 10 Reasons to Believe

Pr Enos Mwakalindile
Aug 5
6 min read

Updated: Aug 6

In a world of wars and pain, can we truly have hope?

Faith Built on Truth – For Christ, Through Scripture, For Life

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Introduction

We live in a world that bleeds. From the cries of children in war zones to the silent suffering of the oppressed, evil seems loud, unrelenting, and overwhelming. Many ask: If God is good, why does evil still prevail? Is justice just an illusion and peace a dream too fragile to hold? Yet, deep within us, there is a longing—a yearning for a world made right, for wounds to be healed, and for evil to finally end.

The story of Scripture and the testimony of Jesus Christ speak directly to this longing. They whisper a promise louder than bombs and stronger than hate: God’s justice and peace will triumph over evil. Here are 10 reasons to believe this is more than a dream—it is destiny.

1. The Cross Shows God’s Victory Over Evil

At the cross, Jesus stepped into the heart of human evil and absorbed its venom. He bore not just individual sins but the weight of every oppressive power, every system of injustice, every personal betrayal and wound (Colossians 2:15). Evil threw its greatest weapon—death itself—against Him, but Jesus transformed even death into the pathway of eternal life. The cross is not just forgiveness for individuals but also the dethroning of cosmic evil, exposing its futility and declaring God’s love as stronger than hate.

Think of a surgeon using a scalpel to cut out cancer, not to destroy the patient but to save them. The cross was that precise, painful cut into history’s corruption, healing the world from the inside out. What looked like weakness became God’s greatest act of power; what looked like tragedy became the birthplace of lasting victory.

2. The Resurrection Confirms Evil’s Defeat Is Certain

The resurrection was not just a miracle for one man but a cosmic declaration that death and evil do not get the last word (1 Corinthians 15:54–57). Jesus’ risen body—the firstfruits of a new creation—shows us a future where suffering, sickness, and oppression will no longer exist. His victory guarantees that every act of injustice, no matter how hidden, will be reversed in God’s timing.

Imagine a bitter winter giving way to spring: frozen rivers break loose, flowers push through hardened soil, and life bursts forth unstoppable. Christ’s resurrection is that springtime for all creation, the promise that the cold grip of evil is temporary and new life has already begun.

3. God Promises to Judge with Justice and Mercy

Scripture consistently declares that every hidden thing will be brought into the light and set right (Ecclesiastes 12:14; Revelation 20:11–12). God’s judgment is not cruel vengeance but a healing justice that restores order, repairs what has been broken, and lifts the oppressed from the dust. Wrongdoers will face accountability, but grace will also flow to those who turn back to Him.

Picture a wise judge who does not merely punish but also restores communities and rehabilitates offenders. God’s justice heals rather than simply destroys. It is the justice of a Creator determined to make His world whole again, where mercy and truth embrace and righteousness and peace kiss (Psalm 85:10).

4. The Prophets Foresaw a Kingdom of Peace

Long before Jesus, prophets like Isaiah and Micah envisioned swords being beaten into plowshares, a time when nations would train for war no more (Isaiah 2:4). Amos proclaimed that justice would roll on like a river, never drying up (Amos 5:24). These were not idealistic dreams but promises anchored in the very character of God—a God who loves righteousness and hates oppression.

It is like looking at a city blueprint before construction begins. The buildings are not there yet, but the plan is real, binding, and already shaping reality. These prophetic visions invite us to live now in anticipation, shaping our lives according to a peace-filled future that is already breaking into the present through Christ.

5. Jesus Announced the Kingdom of God Now and Coming

Jesus’ message was revolutionary: “The kingdom of God has come near” (Mark 1:15). Through healing, forgiving, raising the dead, and driving out demons, Jesus demonstrated a world where evil’s grip was loosening. Yet He also pointed to the future when this kingdom would come fully, wiping away every tear and erasing every sorrow (Revelation 21:4).

It is like an artist beginning a mural: you see patches of color, shapes, and strokes that hint at the final masterpiece. Even though unfinished, the beauty is unmistakable and unstoppable. In the same way, Jesus gave us glimpses of a world restored—a kingdom where love reigns and peace is permanent.

6. The Holy Spirit Empowers Peacemaking Today

When Jesus ascended, He did not leave His followers powerless. The Holy Spirit transforms human hearts, enabling us to love our enemies, forgive those who harm us, and work for reconciliation where hostility once reigned (Romans 12:21). Throughout history, Spirit-filled people have stood against oppression, from William Wilberforce confronting slavery to countless unnamed peacemakers healing communities.

Think of how wind carries seeds across barren land, eventually covering deserts with life. In the same way, the Spirit breathes life and peace into our brokenness, planting seeds of reconciliation that will bloom fully in God’s future. Even small acts of Spirit-led kindness today are evidence that God’s victory over evil is already at work.

7. History Bends Toward Justice

While evil often dominates headlines, history reveals waves of liberation and transformation: slavery abolished, empires toppled, civil rights advanced. These movements are imperfect but echo Jesus’ words that “the meek shall inherit the earth” (Matthew 5:5). It is proof that human history, though turbulent, moves toward God’s intended harmony.

Think of rivers carving through solid rock—not in a day but over centuries—forming deep, beautiful canyons. God’s justice moves like that river: slow, sometimes unseen, but unstoppable. It bends the world, sometimes painfully, toward His good and just future.

8. God Identifies with Suffering People

Unlike distant deities of myth, the God of Scripture draws near to pain. Jesus wept at His friend’s tomb (John 11:35) and bore humanity’s suffering on the cross (Isaiah 53:4–5). He doesn’t stand apart from our anguish but steps into it, promising healing and ultimate redemption. This means evil cannot have the last word because the God who reigns also suffers with us and for us.

Picture a doctor who climbs onto the hospital bed, taking the illness upon himself to save his patient. That is what Jesus did: He entered our brokenness to destroy its power from within. Because He suffers with us, we can trust Him to end suffering once and for all.

9. Evil Has an Expiration Date

Revelation promises a day when evil, death, and the devil himself will be thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10–14). Evil is temporary; only God’s goodness is eternal. Injustice will be like a nightmare forgotten at sunrise, and sorrow will vanish like morning mist.

Think of a long, fearful night finally giving way to dawn’s light, scattering shadows and warming the cold earth. That is how God’s final victory will feel: sudden, permanent, and beyond our imagination. The darkness will never return.

10. New Creation Is God’s Final Word

The biblical story ends not with humanity escaping earth but with heaven coming down—a new heaven and new earth where righteousness dwells (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1–5). Here every scar is healed, every injustice undone, and peace reigns unchallenged. God’s justice and love are woven into every corner of creation, making all things new.

Picture a forest ravaged by wildfire, blackened and bare, slowly covered by green shoots and blossoms after rain. That is the vision of new creation: life and beauty overwhelming devastation, hope rising stronger than despair.

Conclusion

The Christian hope is not naïve optimism; it is confidence rooted in the cross, confirmed by the resurrection, powered by the Spirit, and aimed toward the new creation. Yes, we live in a world of pain and war, but the story does not end in despair. God’s justice and peace will triumph because He has already begun the work in Jesus and will one day complete it for all creation.

The real question is not whether God’s victory will come—it will—but whether we will live as people shaped by it now. Will you trust this story and join the work of justice and peace as signs of God’s coming kingdom?

Final Prayer

“Lord Jesus, in a world of pain and war, we cling to Your promise. Heal our hearts, empower our hands to work for justice, and fill us with hope that Your peace will reign. Let us be signs of Your kingdom until the day evil is no more. Amen.”