04/26/2026
If you have to ask God to bless violence…
you might want to double-check which side you’re actually on.
Because let’s be honest…
When people claim their violence is “righteous”…
When they believe God approves the taking of innocent life…
When they wrap destruction in divine language…
We’ve never called that holy.
We’ve always called it dangerous.
Until now.
“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” — Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln said that during the Civil War…
when both sides were convinced God was backing them.
He understood something we’ve clearly forgotten:
God is not a mascot for our agenda.
And right now…
that’s exactly what this looks like.
A school was bombed on February 28th.
More than 175 people lost.
Most of them children.
Continued investigations and reporting point toward U.S. responsibility.
And what followed?
Not clarity.
Not ownership.
Not repentance.
Just… “we’re looking into it.”
And then… theology.
We got talk of
“God’s providence.”
Calls to pray for victory
“in the name of Jesus Christ.”
Language about giving
“no quarter” to enemies.
And at a Pentagon worship service…
the United States Secretary of Defense
prayed for:
“overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.”
Whoa... Let that sit.
That’s not pundit commentary.
That’s U.S. leadership
invoking the name of God
to bless violence.
In God’s name.
The same God who said:
“You shall not murder.”
The same Jesus who said:
“Love your enemies”
and...
“Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.”
and...
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
So what are we doing?
Because this isn’t faith.
This is what we used to warn the world about.
We used to call them extremist groups.
Power and violence…
wrapped in religious language…
called obedience.
So before we say God is on our side…
before we pray louder…
before we invoke His name one more time…
maybe we should ask the question Lincoln was concerned about:
Are we actually on God’s side?
Because if we’re calling violence righteous…
If we’re justifying the loss of innocent lives…
If we’re asking God to bless what Jesus clearly told us to resist...
How exactly are we claiming He’s on ours?