June 17
OUR FIELD OF BATTLE
"For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you
against your enemies, to save you" Deut. 20:4
We have no enemies but the enemies of God. Our fights are not
against men, but against spiritual wickednesses. We war with the
devil, and the blasphemy, and error, and despair, which he brings into
the field of battle. We fight with all the armies of sin-impurity,
drunkenness, oppression, infidelity, and ungodliness. With these we
contend earnestly, but not with sword or spear; the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal.
Jehovah, our God, abhors everything which is evil, and, therefore,
He goeth with us to fight for us in this crusade. He will save us, and
He will give us grace to war a good warfare, and win the victory. We
may depend upon it that if we are on God's side God is on our side.
With such an august ally the conflict is never in the least degree
doubtful. It is not that truth is mighty and must prevail, but that
might lies with the Father who is Almighty, with Jesus who has all
power in Heaven and in earth, and with the Holy Spirit who worketh His
will among men.
Soldiers of Christ, gird on your armor. Strike home in the name of
the God of holiness, and by faith grasp His salvation. Let not this
day pass without striking a blow for Jesus and holiness.