This is another parable. Stories find a great way of illustrating a point. You see 2,000 years ago, Christ gave us a command to take the gospel to the whole world. He promised He would go with us and He promised us we would have victory. But we have been side tracked by petty things. We have been focused on our kingdoms instead of God’s kingdom. Yes, missionaries have gone, but the task we face…
The King is soon returning and the battle has not been finished. The soldiers have been too preoccupied with building their kingdoms, instead of His kingdom. Some are going to take the fight to the enemy, but many go out undertrained and under-supported. We must change this! We must properly train our soldiers how to stand the rigors of the battlefield. We must support them as best we can. We must stem the tide of…
The army began to grow and to once again move its base of operations. Once again, for a short time, soldiers were going out and fighting the battle, but it eventually died out again. The reason for this was that the army wanted to focus on securing its borders. They wanted to focusing on fighting local battles instead of global battles. Another hinderance was them fighting amongst the different divisions in the army. They were…
The army had adjusted its location and position many times. Many of the areas where the army saw great victory at first, were now being over run by the enemy. The army was still plodding on and doing training exercises, as well as helping in their local areas, but few were attempting to step out and obey the King’s command. Finally, one day, a young man stood up in a meeting. He had read and…
The Army Part 4 The battle for the world continued on, but with fewer and fewer soldiers going out to fight. Instead, they began to focus on building their bases and securing their borders. Many years passed and only a handful of soldiers and regiments went out to do any fighting and to take more of the world for the King. Finally, a group was stirred to do something. They began to take the king…