We looked again at the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Revelation 6:1-8, and we considered the reason behind all conflicts in James 4:1-4.
It is discontent with our circumstances. If we are unhappy this morning, we should ask why. What is it we believe we need to be happy? Whatever it is, is an idol we must put on God's altar. Without doing that, we can never pray effectively. Effective prayer is what is needed at the present hour as the Four Horsemen ride.
What follows ambition and envy is war, and what follows war is famine, plague and eventually death and hell on earth. Union general, William Tecumseh Sherman observed, "War is hell." That sentiment is in keeping with Confederate general, Robert E. Lee's reflection to Gen. James Longstreet: "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it."
It really is. Read Psalm 137 for a description of what war is like. Babylonian soldiers really did slam Jewish babies heads against walls (Psalm 137:8-9).
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After serving Grace Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Louisiana, Bob was honorably retired on Sunday, September 27, 2015, and given the title "Pastor Emeritus." This was forty years to the day after he became their pastor.
He now works for the Presbytery of the Gulf South as...