Battle Lines Have Been Drawn

If we are not willing to fight our spiritual battle, we put ourselves and our families at risk.   #daybydaylw   Interested in learning more about becoming a devoted follower of Christ? Go to follow.lifeword.org!   ~~~   How did King David respond after a few of his men returned to him with beards shaved off? This, no doubt, infuriated King David. And being the good king that he is, he pastors these embarrassed men in a most wise way. He tends to them in a way that spares their shame and embarrassment. He doesn’t let them come back to Jerusalem to suffer more shame and mockery, but rather he allows them to stay at Jericho until their beards grow back and they can walk proudly through the streets again. But when the Ammonites saw that they had infuriated David, they got ready for a war. They started hiring mercenary soldiers in order to bolster their number of fighting men. But like I said, King David does not back down. And he sends Joab and his mighty men to the battle lines to defend the honor of these men and of God. Fellow believers and followers of Christ, the enemy has drawn up battle lines all around. Therefore, we must fight. We must be resolved to this. Any man, any husband and wife team, any Christian who is not resolved to fight in this war, who has folded, who has sunk back, who has turned their eyes away from the battle, has not only put themselves in grave jeopardy, but also those around them, namely their families.