Between October 16 and October 28 of1962, the USA and USSR were on the brink of a thermonuclear war. The USSR placed ICBM’s with nuclear warheads in Cuba. The USA demanded that the USSR remove the nuclear missiles, or the USA would remove them by force. After a 13–day standoff, the USSR removed the missiles and the USA promised not to invade Cuba. The USA also removed our ICBM’s from Turkey that were pointed at the USSR. If this standoff had went the other direction, many people in the USSR and USA would have been totally decimated.
Now, fast forward nearly 55 years later to July 31, 2017. China, Russia, and the USA are building up for a potential war over another small country with ICBM’s, that is, North Korea. Prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Kennedy approved a national day of prayer. Christians prayed and the war was averted.
The best option to a resolve a crisis is prayer not war. Pray earnestly for the lives of people. Believe that GOD IS the answer. Our real enemy is Satan. He hates people because we are made in the image of God. He would have us kill each other. He would love for fire to fall from the sky on people and destroy them.
Let us humble ourselves. Let us seek God. Let us pray for our nation and for the nations of other peoples. May the Lord quench all the fiery darts of the evil one. May the Good News of Christ’s death and resurrection be proclaimed. May our churches be places where compassion, forgiveness, and healing take place.
“Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God. He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—He remains faithful forever. He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but He frustrates the ways of the wicked.”
Psalm 146:5-9
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