We are helpless to overcome the evil has been passed down to us through generations of sinfulness, and we find ourselves alone and surrounded by evil that hopes to tear us apart. The prophet Ezekiel wrote that we are sheep that have become the prey of wild beasts, but Jesus declared Himself the Good Shepherd, who seeks out his lost and scattered sheep and rescues them from sure death and destruction. Christ willingly endured the cross to bring us this salvation, and the salvation that comes through Him is eternal.