Isaiah 14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
An insatiable desire for the highest place is what led satan to attempt an overthrow of God’s established order in heaven, and even though he turned out not to be the fittest in that episode, that same mindset has pervaded the human family for the most part. In the mad rush to survive, some will inevitably get hurt, and alienation, discord and strife would be the ultimate result.
Survival of the fittest led us into the cold war where nations scrambled to produce and possess the most dangerous nuclear weapons. As the infamous Cuba missile crisis unfolded in the 1960’s, the two nations came to view the other as an existential threat, and as the showdown gained momentum the concept of survival of the fittest brought us to the brink of war.
But what we are yet to discover is that when folks adopt the survival of the fittest in war, there are no real winners, for the desire to conquer often does more harm to the conqueror than the conquered. That is why we now find it necessary to withdraw from Afghanistan because with thousands of deaths and being more than two trillion dollars in the hole, we do not have any real permanent gains to show for the efforts made.
Isaiah 2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!