Better to have wisdom than weapons of war,
but one sinner can destroy much that is good. Ecclesiastes 9:18
I’m not big on gun or fighting. I’ve been
known to get up and leave when my husband is watching a shoot-em-up movie. I can
only take just a little blood and brawn. I think that wisdom…some wise words
carefully chosen can do a lot more to end a dispute than battling it out with
guns…or other weapons of war. God had His people fight so many battles in the
Bible—to allow them to cleanse the Promised Land. But even with all their
fighting, the battles were not over—never ended.
The wars in the
Palestine-Israel area still go on…and on. As I see it, the disputes go back to
Abraham and Sarah. Sarah didn’t trust the Lord for her own barren condition to
end and gave her handmaid Hagar to Abraham to fulfill God’s promise of a son. Hagar
bore a son, Ishmael, who became the father of many nations…Arab nations that
fought against the Hebrew nations. War after war. All because of one sinner. Was that sinner Sarah who
didn’t trust God to open her womb…or was it Abraham who gave into sleeping with
Sarah’s handmaid? Who are we to judge? Their lack of wisdom was the beginning
of all Middle Eastern wars…that continue even today. There is no quick fix. Those may be words of wisdom. No quick fix.
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Prayer
~ Lord, please give me grace and knowledge to hear Your wisdom when You speak
to me. May Your wisdom guide my thoughts, words and actions. Although I’m not in
a position like Sarah and Abraham—I need Your guidance because I don’t want to
destroy anything—especially anything that is good.
May
the people of Israel and the Arab nations surrounding them find peace…even if
it is only peace in their hearts…and Jesus as their Messiah.
© 2016 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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