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Be Still . . . No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier. (2 Timothy 2:4 (NAS)) As a child, probably everybody sang the song about being in the Lord’s Army. If we are in the active service of Jesus, then we have an obligation to follow the “marching orders” that we are given. In our nation’s army, a private obeys the orders that he is given by his sergeant or he faces disciplinary action. How can we, as believers in Jesus Christ, not obey the orders that we are given by our commander, after all, Jesus outranks the sergeant that the private obeys! Yet, many people do not follow the orders or even worse, they ignore them. We have a mission far more important than that of a soldier in a worldly army! We are to be the light in a dark world and we are to take that light to the world. If the private does not obey the sergeant for an extended period of time, he is subject to court martial. If believers do not listen to God, we are not subject to court martial or any retribution, but God does continue to give us “orders” for the advancement of His Kingdom. It is our choice whether we obey or not! If we are truly soldiers in God’s Army, then we should be willing to obey. Copyright 1998 – 2012 Dennis J. Smock Daily Living Ministries, Inc. http://www.dailylivingministries.org |
2 TIMOTHY 2:4 BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY
June 1, 2012 by momsfirstscreenn
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