The Bullet of Truth: Choose to Strive
As I see it, most Christians and churches today, even those who proclaim to embrace the truth of Jesus Christ, are in slavery to “Babylonian” American images and values. The true person of God is called daily to break the bonds of captivity that prohibit him/her from being God’s total man or woman.
The men I know who are serious about the Master face tremendous mountains of opposition. We find ourselves battling for our homes, our wives, our children, our jobs, our churches, our country and often feel overwhelmed in the conflict by our own inner weaknesses.
During the Civil War the great Union General Sherman stated, “The beaches of history are bleached with the bones of those who at the moment of victory sat down to rest.” Even though American culture shouts to us to pursue the life of leisure and self-centeredness, we know that call is a lie. Life on earth for the followers of the true God is a life of conflict and battle. We cannot stop sin from doing its deadly work, but we can discover our own inner peace that “passes understanding” and work in the harvest to bring others to the joy of our light.
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