“I will not take so much as a thread or sandal thong from what belongs to you” -Genesis 14:23
A World Without War
But how many times have we heard people use the words "Those are my human rights!"... and the conflict drags on and on and on? Backing down is not necessarily cowardice. It may actually be the bravest thing to do.
Yesterday we saw Abraham back down for his nephew Lot, but when Lot ran into trouble later on, he was right there to rescue him- twice over. "Blood is thicker than water". What's the point of us fighting each other? The conflicts between Israel and Palestine or in the conflict Syria are just two modern day conflicts where a little falling over could have prevented a lot of bloodshed. When former Egyptian president Mubarak was faced with a rebellion, he laid down his arms but when Gaddafi of Libya was faced with the same situation, he picked up arms instead. Who is the wiser of the two men now?
Isn’t it shocking that global peacekeeping missions are done with a barrel and a nozzle? How can guns and bombs and tanks achieve peace? And isn't it questionable that the same governments that are trying to broker peace are fuelling the conflicts by supplying arms?
To achieve peace, we need to give up some of our rights. Nations might even be willing to surrender some of their sovereign rights, for if we are interdependent on each other, these boundaries shouldn't really exist.
In a world without war, the idea of competition goes away and the idea of cooperation and cohabitation becomes the norm. There's no reason why we can't all be happy at the same time. Its a win-win situation.
Quick Read: Genesis 14; Memory Verse: Genesis 14:23; Further Study: Genesis 18:16-33; 19:29;
Through the Bible in 1 year: Genesis 23-24; Matthew 8;
Prayer: May mercy, peace and love be multiplied to you.
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