When active shooters are hiding in a crowded hospital, blowing up the hospital is a horrible way to stop them. Surely a nation can find a better way to defend itself than by killing thousands of children and other innocent civilians.

It’s grievous that the land of the Prince of Peace is acting like King Herod and trying to eliminate a threat to their existence by killing babies (Matthew 2:16). When a nation randomly kills thousands of children and unarmed civilians, it’s acting in revenge, hatred, and cruelty, not in self-defense.

Swords came for the little Christ-child killing the babies in Bethlehem just to get to Him, but that strategy failed. The traumatized land of the Bible needs peacemakers not more and more cruelty. Blasting multitudes of innocent people can compel submission but it can’t create lasting peace.

Children’s lives matter! Killing kids is a terrible way to try to resolve conflict. Bombing babies is a big bang that should never happen. Nothing gives a nation a right to kill children and innocent civilians.

The most effective peacemakers focus on and obey the Prince of Peace. “O Come Let Us Adore Him,” not just learn about Him. Let us adore the risen and ever-present Jesus day and night, continually surrender our will and desires to Him, always listen to His still small voice, and wholeheartedly do what He says.