Thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
2 Timothy 2:3-4
Hold fast church. We are to be in the world, but not of the world. Do not misunderstand, you cannot sow into the lives of the lost unless you are with them. Relationships and friendships are key as they set the grounds for us to be examples of Christ, and the Word to be spoken out of an intimate Phileo love for our friends.
With this though I challenge you, where do you stand? Where do you fall in the ranks. No man goes to into battle without fully inspecting himself. In the military it is called a Pre-Combat Check/Pre-Combat Inspection(PCC/PCI). It must be carried out every time we will be stepping onto the battlefield, and it must be conducted thoroughly. Lives depend on the fact that we have all necessary equipment, armor, and we all know the plan. One more thing, always have a buddy check you.
The next few days we will be focusing on Revelation 2-3 to discover the different ranks we as Christians stand amongst. As we do this, I urge you to inspect yourself, your life (Mathew 5:13-16), your actions (Ephesians 4), the words you speak (Luke 6:45-from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks), your armor (Ephesians 6:10-17), your support and courage for each other (Ephesians 6:18-20), your weapon (Hebrews 4:12), and where you stand amongst this family of warriors (Revelation 2-3).
No comments:
Post a Comment