“Cannons and fire-arms are cruel and damnable machines;
I believe them to have been the direct suggestion of the Devil.
If Adam had seen in a vision the horrible instruments his children were to invent,
he would have died of grief.”
- Martin Luther
At times it feels there are hawks everywhere—but a Dove is on the believer’s shoulder.
Benjamin Franklin was certainly right—“there never was a good war or a bad peace.”
Incredibly, this world seems to thrive on war—over 100,000 killed in Syria so far!
Afghanistan and Iraq have been battlegrounds for years, and are not yet quiet.
Millions have died in combat, with “the war to end all wars” not yet fought.
Ukraine trembles in the shadow of her giant threatening neighbor Russia.
Will America’s paratroopers in Poland keep the menacing bear at bay?
“Wars and rumors of wars” (Matthew 24:6) pervade the daily news.
Peace at last is the promise of Scripture—God speed the day!
“They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. ”
Isaiah 2:4 ESV
Johnny R. Almond
Pastor, Colonial Beach Baptist Church, Virginia
Author, Gentle Whispers from Eternity—Scripture Personalized
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