I awoke this morning with the words to a Sunday School song going through my mind.
I may never march in the infantry, ride in the Calvary, shoot the artillery,
I may never zoom over the enemy, but I'm in the Lord's army.
Little boys often dream of growing up to be war heroes, much like little girls dream of being princesses. To a six year old singing that song in Sunday School war just seems like an adventure. He has no idea what war is all about. What he is really saying is, "I want to grow up and do something important." Something important seems like sinking enemy submarines or capturing a mountain for the Fatherland. Yet, these things are not what most of us experience. Although I highly respect our men and women in uniform, I am thankful that most of us are spared the atrocities of war.
I may never march in the infantry, ride in the Calvary, shoot the artillery,
I may never zoom over the enemy, but I'm in the Lord's army.
Little boys often dream of growing up to be war heroes, much like little girls dream of being princesses. To a six year old singing that song in Sunday School war just seems like an adventure. He has no idea what war is all about. What he is really saying is, "I want to grow up and do something important." Something important seems like sinking enemy submarines or capturing a mountain for the Fatherland. Yet, these things are not what most of us experience. Although I highly respect our men and women in uniform, I am thankful that most of us are spared the atrocities of war.
Yet all of us are in a warfare everyday. The Bible tells us that we do not fight against flesh and blood .... but against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12). This battle that we are fighting is largely a battle for control of our minds and our spirits. It is a battle to see who will be in charge that day, the enemy of our souls or our Lord Jesus Christ. This is real warfare and the outcome is far more important, eternally speaking, than any human battle.
The idea of war strikes fear into the hearts of many. Yet the Christian need never fear. We are promised the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (I Corinthians 15:57.) We have an armor that is impenetrable when applied everyday in prayer. We have the Holy Spirit who lives inside of us and gives us strength to fight. We have a God who hears every prayer that we pray. We are on the winning side.
This battle is real, but GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD.
I am a soldier in God's army and HE always wins his battles.
Victoriously,
Sullivan Jones
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