War (Part 1): Trading Truth for a Lie
Photo by Kristina Flour on Unsplash War. That word brings to mind all sorts of images, from the impressive appearance of military units lined up in perfect precision to the disturbing images of soldiers lying wounded or even dead on the battleground. War and death are the unfortunate realities of a world where sinful hearts lusting for power wreak devastation on anyone who gets in their way. For some of us, war seems like just a distant thing, only seen on our television screens during the news hour or heard about on the radio as we zip from one place to another. For others of us, war has become real, affecting us more directly either through our own experiences or those of friends and family members. But more subtle and sinister than the all too real images of physical war is the darker and more powerful reality of the war between our will (which is influenced by the devil) and God’s will. This war, my friends, affects every single one of us. And, it is a...