Psalm 48
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms
fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The Lord Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
8 Come and see what the Lord has
done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth.
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
he burns the shields with fire.
10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth.”
In our homeschool, we have been studying the Aztec, Maya,
and Inca civilizations. These nations were successful politically because their
brutality stuck terror in the hearts of their enemies. Many towns surrendered
without a fight because of the reputation of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca.
This is no different than Babylon ,
Rome , Hitler’s Nazis, and now ISIS .
I imagine the men and women who fought in Iraq
are shaking their heads as they watch Baghdad
taken by ISIS , wondering why. What good was
it?
There is coming a day when there will be no more war. El
Shaddai, the promise keeper, has promised that the wolf will live with the
lamb. Isaiah 11:6 He has promised that swords will be beaten into plowshares. Nation
will not take up sword against nation, not will they train for war anymore. Isaiah
2:4 In the meantime, what should my response be? How can I join with the Prince
of Peace to bring about peace on earth?
I cannot stop ISIS , but I
can pray for my enemies. I can love those who do not love. And I can pray that
as a nation, we see our own arrogance, our own heart bent on destruction. Finally,
I can pray that I will see my own heart. Do I have a heart inclined toward
peace, or toward conflict? Is my heart open to invasion by the Prince of Peace?
Who will join me on this straight crooked path, praying
that the Prince of Peace will invade the hearts of those who are bent on
destruction, including our own?
“Peace, love, and understanding, tell me.
Is there no place for them today?” –Edwin Starr, War
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