God is building up a mighty end time "ARMY OF THE LORD". This army of the Lord has children, young boys & girls, adults, market place workers, fivefold ministers, old people, etc....with no age, profession, cultural, economical or social differences. These people will have a kingdom mind set, which is to live, eat, breathe, work and please only the king. The one common vein that runs through all of them will be a passion to please the commander of the Army. They have a deep intese desire to behold His face and be transformed in to His image.
They are good soldiers who train themselves to carry on the work of the kingdom given to them. These people are more battle conscious soldiers who know within themselves that they "...do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places." (Eph 6:12). These soldiers of the "ARMY OF THE LORD" know that to win their own self is greater than conquering millions in a battle. These men take up their † emblem of their army and carry it as their treasured possesion in their lives. To be a emblem-carrier is a calling given to all of them from their Chief Commander JESUS, who has clearly instructed, "...If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me." (Luke 9:23). To these cross-bearers the meaning of "carrying up their own cross daily" is to give up the desires of their own mind, will and emotion and do the will of their Commander in Cheif. By perfectly heeding to the voice of the commander of the army, these cross bearers are on their way to become Generals in the "ARMY OF GOD".
These soldiers endure much hardship in their lives to show themselves as a good soldier of Jesus Christ who has put them in to the "ARMY OF THE LORD" to wage battle and bring GLORY to HIM. They maintain good spirit when they face harship because the training manual of the "ARMY OF GOD" had taught them to rejoice when ever they fall in to trials and temptations. The reason such instruction has been given to them is, "the more the trials, the more their patience will increase, which in turn will teach them practical wisdom to defeat their enemy" (James 1:2-4). In other words these soldiers know that their skill, wisdom and promotion in the "ARMY OF GOD" comes only through waging battle more and more. These soldiers are guranteed victory at the end because the enemy lines are under the choke chain control of the Chief Commander of the "ARMY OF THE LORD" (1 Cor 10:13).
These soldiers of the Lord's Army do not entangle themselves with the affairs of this life because their only aim in this life will be to please the cheif commander of their army who has enlisted them as a soldier in the "ARMY OF GOD". They do not stop to relax until they experince victory over sin, sickness and death in the spiritual realm. As Vince Lombardi who was a American Football Coach quotes, “I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious”. Truly every person in the "ARMY OF GOD" is a satisfied person and are always ready to confess, "Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ...." (2 Cor 2:14) because in reality, their commander in chief without fail gives them victory in all their pursuit during and also at the end of each battle.
But to be always trimphant in Christ needs the exercise of one's will to ask the commander in chief to continuously live His life of victory through our [i.e. the soldier's] body (Gal 2:20). It needs not just prayer but continuous watchful prayer. The Apostle Paul who has been the deputy commander in chief instructs that the soldier who has skillfully dressed himself with all the armor of God must finally begin to use it against the enemy practically in the spiritual realm through waging warfare through prayer. Hear his instruction, "10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.... 18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints" (Eph 6:10-11, 18). Best Wishes for a victorious life ahead in the "ARMY OF THE LORD"!
"The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came...Anticipate your battles; fight them on your knees before temptation comes, and you will always have victory." - Reuben Archer Torrey
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