READ: PROVERBS6:3-11
The army of
the Lord is a disciplined one. There is no room for anyone who is not
serious-minded. Idlers and loafers are summarily dealt with in the army of the
Lord. Luke 3:9 says: “And even now the ax is laid to the root of
the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and
thrown into the fire.” Deserters also face instant death. Once you join
the army of Christ, there is no backing out. In the list of our armoury, in
Ephesians 6:13-17, there is nothing for out backs. You are finished the day you
turn your back to the enemy. Furthermore, in the army of the Lord, there is no
room for slothfulness. There are no rooms for lazy people, according to John
5:17: “But Jesus answered them, My Father has been working until now, and I
have been working.” In the army of the Lord, you are supposed to be
diligent and hardworking. If the Almighty God still works, and the Lord Jesus,
too, works, there is no excuse for anyone to be lazy. Also, there is no room in
the army of the Lord for divided loyalties. Your loyalty must be to the
Commander-in –Chief only. Matthew 10:37-40 says: “He who loves father or mother
more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me
is not worthy of Me. And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is
not worthy of Me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life
for My sake will find it. He who receives you receivesMe, and he who receives
Me receives Him who sent Me.” Loyalty is an important requirement for
retaining a position in the army. A soldier who decamps can never be tolerated.
There is no turning back for a true soldier. No matter how tough the battle is,
you must forge ahead. Quitters never win and winners never quit. A true soldier
of the cross will follow the Lord through thick and thin.
MEMORIZE:
LUKE22:62–Then Peter went out and wept bitterly.
