"But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!" (Gal. 5:15)

Before Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States, he served as a major general in the Tennessee militia. During the War of 1812 his troops reached an all-time low in morale. As a result, they began arguing, bickering, and fighting among themselves. Mr. Jackson called them all together, on one occasion when tensions were at their worst, and said, "Gentlemen! Let's remember, the enemy is over there."

His sobering reminder would be an appropriate word for the church today. In fact, I wonder if Christ sometimes looks down at us and says with a sigh, "Christians, your Enemy is over there! Stop your infighting! Pull for one another. Support one another. Believe in one another. Care for one another. Pray for one another. Love one another." (From Hope Again, by Charles R. Swindoll, p. 45)