I am reading a book about D-Day, the most famous battle of World War II. It is mind boggling to think of what our boys went through. Walking into machine gun fire. Watching your buddies drop dead and wounded all around you. Arrive, if you survived, at the beach exhausted and dazed by what you just experienced. And now to have to advance up cliffs under fire. The miraculous thing was that there were a few who started the advance in the face of impossible odds. Those few encouraged the others and the tide of the battle was changed.
Our life as Christians is like that. We may think that any effort we exert to advance Christ's kingdom is fruitless. The chance of us doing anything to stem the tide of wickedness is nil. But we need to put on the armor of God, pick up the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God, pray with all prayer, and do our part in the mission God has given us.
Some of those boys died not knowing that they had made a difference in the war. So to, we may never know till we get to glory how God used our feeble efforts for his kingdom. But let's press on. Do our part and leave the results to Him.
Our life as Christians is like that. We may think that any effort we exert to advance Christ's kingdom is fruitless. The chance of us doing anything to stem the tide of wickedness is nil. But we need to put on the armor of God, pick up the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God, pray with all prayer, and do our part in the mission God has given us.
Some of those boys died not knowing that they had made a difference in the war. So to, we may never know till we get to glory how God used our feeble efforts for his kingdom. But let's press on. Do our part and leave the results to Him.
Thank you, Susan!
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