God set up a land for a people set apart unto Him ...the Promised Land.

But, who do you think also sets claim to lands and kingdoms?

Who showed all the kingdoms of the world, and the glories of them; and said they could be had ...simply by falling down and worshiping him??

We have prisons to separate hostile incompatibilities ...such as one person wanting to use violence against another, and the other not wanting to be victimized.  We also have courts ...and appeals, because the 'law' doesn't always make the accurate decision.  But, without the 'law' and without police, courts, and prisons ...we would not have the peace that we have by virtue of having these organizations.

Sometimes division is the only peace, but not brought about by our means ...it is only true justice by God.  And God sets the standards that work towards that peace.

Why is it that we don't always accept that peace?

There was an episode of Bonanza, entitled, "The Pure Truth". There was this old lady who lived by herself in the woods.  

I couldn't find a picture of her, but she looked something like this:

Hoss stumbled upon her modest campsite and tent.  She called herself Miss Lulabelle Watkins. "People around here call me Looney."

Hoss said that it didn't sound much like Lulabelle.

She said, "It ain't ...it's short for lunatic."

Hoss didn't have to ask why ...because she was quite fluent with talking, and told him that one way to confound people is to tell the truth. "Did you ever notice how little attention people pay to the truth?"

Hoss agreed, "Oh yeah, now that you mention it."  He told her how he was accused of robbing a bank, and the townspeople did not believe him when he said he didn't do it. 

She said she believed Hoss, and he asked why she believed him.

Looney said, "With all the experience I have, you don't think I know the truth when I hear it?"