[The Mayor]

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The Cost Of Fighting
October 9, 2011

During a documentary on World War I, the narrator said that if Britain’s casualties in “the war to end all wars” were marched four abreast past London’s war monument, the processional would take 7 days to complete. This staggering word picture set my mind spinning at the awful cost of war. While those costs include monetary expense, destruction of property, and economic interruption, none of these compare to the human cost. Both soldiers and civilians pay the ultimate price, multiplied exponentially by the grief of the survivors. War is costly.

When believers go to war with one another, the cost is also high. James wrote, “Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?” (James 4:1). In our own selfish pursuits, we sometimes battle without considering the price exacted on our witness to the world or our relationships with one another. Perhaps that is why James preceded these words with the challenge, “Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace” (3:18).

If we are to represent the Prince of Peace in our world, believers need to stop fighting with one another and practice peace.

The wars and fights within the church
Disrupt our unity and peace;
How can we show the peace of Christ
Unless our conflicts cease? —Sper

When Christians are at peace with one another, the world can more clearly see the Prince of Peace.

Read: James 4:1-10

Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? —James 4:1

Bible in a year:
Isaiah 32-33; Colossians 1

[jaycee]

Thank you for our Daily Bread today, Mr. Mayor. Have a nice Sunday!

[MEG33]

Good Sunday Morning

"The wars and fights within the church
Disrupt our unity and peace;
How can we show the peace of Christ
Unless our conflicts cease? —Sper"

Thank you, Rus for this wonderful devotion
Have a blessed Lord's Day

[geologist]

It is ‘POWER’ the ultimate greed. Power above all was sought by SATAN. Man is succumbed by the same pride, urge, drive hunger, for the same goal.

There is a child's book I read a few years ago ... about there is a giant flag pole and everyone is attempting to climb to the very top. All pushing and scratching and climbing over each other, some losing their position and sliding back down a bit, some falling off,. A struggle occupying their entire being, and gaining little. Still they fight to reach the top, what is sad is after this long battle one reaches to the top ... to find there is NOTHING THERE.” All for nothing.

This was probably a “new age book”. only it did not say so directly..

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“Hope for the Flowers” ... is an inspiring allegory about the realization of one’s true destiny as told through the lives of caterpillars Stripe and Yellow, who struggle to “climb to the top” before understanding that they are meant to fly.
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Oddly this is what CAME TO MIND WHEN READING TODAYS DEVOTIONAL.

God bless the readers of today's Daily Bread, and God bless America, in Jesus name, amen.