War! War! War!

"In the present crisis of our nation, the minds of men are extremely troubled with dreadful prospects of a terrible struggle. We do not know where this trouble may lead us. The signs of the times are dark and dreadful. We fear that the bowls of God's wrath are about to be poured out, and that the earth will be flooded with blood. As long as there remains a hope, let us pray for peace, yes, even in the time of war let us still plead with the throne of God, crying, that he would "send us peace in our days." It would be good if we get involved in the war ourselves.
When I speak about joining in the fight, I speak about a spiritual battle; I speak to the church of Jesus Christ. I say, "Let us join in the fight; let us have something to do. We cannot be neutral; we never have been. The Lord's army is always in hostility to sin and Satan. "My voice is still for war." The senate of Christ's church can never talk of peace. For thus it is written: "The Lord will be at war."
This will bring us to our text, and here I will consider first of all, the Lord's battles; we are not to fight our own; secondly, the Lord's soldiers; and thirdly, the King's command, "Fight the battles of the Lord."
(www.biblebb.com - The speaker of this sermon is Tony Capoccia of Midlothian, Texas)