In the old days thick...
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In the old days thick, high walls were built around the biggest and best cities. When enemy armies approached, the people closed the gates and hid behind the walls. We haven't seen walled cities built for many centuries. The reason is they didn't really work. There were several problems with them. One problem was that once the wall was built, the city could no longer grow. A second was that when the people pulled back behind their walls, it was true the enemies couldn't get to them. But nothing else could either. The armies simply camped around the city and waited until the people inside ran out of food. People who don't love other people are like those walled cities. They are closed up in themselves. They can't grow. And they are starving for the things from which they have closed themselves off. Jesus tells us that if we would break down the walls we have put up around us, we would be happier people. -- Welborn
