“Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” 2Tim2.3 ESV
There are many emails passing from friend to friend, which depict the sacrifices our soldiers are making in Iraq and asking us to stand with them in our prayers. Our soldiers are not in Iraq to conquer its citizens but to secure their freedom. To those who would say otherwise, I say just ask the Japanese.
We would be hard pressed to find a better illustration of our calling as soldiers of the cross. It may seem strange, but soldiers who fight against oppression whether from physical or spiritual terror, are rightly called peacemakers. And the Christian peacemaker, like our soldiers in Iraq, may expect insult upon insult in the cause to free the souls of men from the tyranny of our selfishness even if it is our own. What is left to all who would make peace in this world but to suffer for it, sacrifice for it and endure until it comes, that is until He comes. 7/31/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
