Emphasis Preaching Journal

Just as Samuel lamented for Saul and Jonathan after their deaths on the battlefield of Mount Gilboa, so should we lament all those who fall on the bloody and bitter fields of battle. According to a recent almanac, more than one million Americans have lost their lives to war during the past 130 years alone. Another 1 million were wounded during the same period. And if we had the statistics for all other countries, we would be staggered by the unbelievable numbers of wasted lives.