Are you prepared for battle?

The battle is fierce, the battle is raging, and as a soldier of the Lord,
we need to learn how to stand for battle. Our battle manual is the Word of
God, the Bible. *Eph 6:10 In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your
strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the
power of His [boundless] might. 11 Put on the full armor of God [for His
precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that
you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the
strategies and the deceits of the devil.* There are many Christian's that
only get their nutrition when they go to church and have someone else read
to them. It is like going to the doctor to get a check-up and never reading
the instructions that you were given on how to get better. After the
soldier has learned to stand, they need to show others how to stand as
well. The devil's desire is to have the child of God bring shame to Jesus
and if that does not happen, the enemy will attack the family and friends
of the soldier. Brethren, may we take this battle seriously and put on the
armor of God. There are souls being lost everyday, we MUST help equip the
weaker brethren. A.W. Tozer wrote, "Spiritual Christians look upon the
world not as a playground but a battleground". Are you prepared for battle?

Douglas