Are you a Warrior?

My name is Von Dailey, I’m a decorated and retired military veteran and by all rights most people would say I am an American Warrior.  The wars I fought in were to force other countries or people to submit to the will of The United States.  We had and have arguably the strongest, best trained and best equipped military in the world and we have a presence around the globe.  Very few would disagree that our military is a force to be reckoned with!

 However,  the battles I fought in pale in comparison to the spiritual battles Christians face every day.  The outcome of spiritual battles last for eternity and our foe is cunning in ways beyond our imagination.  He is a formidable foe and if we don’t pay attention and don’t have on the full armor of God he may get the best of us.  We must respect his abilities but  not fear him.  The Christian training manual, The Holy Bible, was not inspired by man but divinely authored as God’s own words, our comrades, are our brothers and sisters in Christ and our commander is God Himself. 

As Christian Warriors we don’t fight for land, oil, wealth or power.  We fight for truth, we fight for lost souls, and we shine the light of Jesus for all to see.  We fight an invisible enemy, Satan and his minions,  but the results of their work is visible all around us and they know our weaknesses and temptations.  Our mission is of utmost importance and failure is not an option. There is urgency in our fight because we never know when the last breath of a lost soul will be exhaled and his or her option to choose Jesus will vaporize and be gone with the last beat of his or her heart. Our tools of warfare are not guns, bombs or any weapon of mass destruction but rather, the Holy Bible, prayer, the truth of Jesus, light, love and an ongoing relationship with God the Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit.  We live in a constant state of battle with an enemy who preys on our weaknesses, who has no honor, who is the father of lies, the great deciever and uses fear or other diversions to stifle us if we allow it.  We have been and will be attacked from all angles.  Jesus warns us that we will be persecuted if we follow Him.  So Embrace persecution as a badge of honor because that means you are on the right path!

  I know and understand who I am in Jesus, do you know and understand who you are in Jesus?  I’m a Christian Warrior fighting in God’s Army ever standing firm against the dark forces of evil and I shine the light of Jesus into the dark recesses of the world and into the lives of others.  Can you say the same!  I pray that you can and if you can”t it’s time to start. 

   One last thing, if you don’t know Jesus as your personal savior, if you want to be a warrior fighting the dark forces of evil and shining the light of truth and love into others lives and expanding the Kingdom of Heaven, then today could be your day of salvation. Today is the day to accept Jesus as your personal savior and start living for Him.  Today is the day to become a Christian Warrior, to don the Full Armor of God and take a stand against the evil forces in the here and the heavenly realms!