Wars and Rumors of Wars 

  “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed, for these things must happen, but it will not yet be the end.” (Matt 24: 6) 

   Once again nations are at war; Russia has invaded Ukraine and the devastation seems unreal.  Many countries are making efforts to stop the war, but I fear economic sanctions will have limited effect on political leaders who care nothing for their own people.

   War speaks to the evil in the world; it proves that Satan is a powerful foe, one who uses mankind to destroy mankind.  When we see the pictures and reports of the on-going cruelties of war, we have to wonder what we as Christians, should or even can do.  Sadly, there is little we can do to affect the on-going horrors, but we can and must sorrow and pray for those caught up in this atrocity.

   If it seems depressing, it should.  War is an abomination; one that should always be an absolute last resort, but one that has become all too common.  Anyone who reads Matthew, chapter 24, can’t help but realize that this world is a troubled place and will remain so until our Lord comes again.

   And still the end has not yet come.  Life continues and the world drifts further and further away from morality.  There should be no surprise that a world that refuses God also refuses to live in peace.  Without God, there is no peace.

 

“But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Mark 13: 32)