No More Veterans

No, my title is not a suggestion to disband the military!

A veteran is someone that used to fight in the military. It is someone that used to stand fast in his post. it is someone that used to be at a place where they would give up their lives for their country.

In the Spiritual battle, we have WAY TOO MANY veterans! We have way too many people that used to fight in the battle against Satan and his wiles. We have way too many people that used to stand fast in his post defending against the attacks, protecting their families, protecting their churches. We have way too many people that used to be at a place where they would give up their lives for their place of citizenship: the heavenly kingdom.

We need to have no more veterans! At least not in the spiritual war.

Ecclesiastes 8:8 says, "...there is no discharge in that war..." If there is no discharge in the spiritual war, if God doesn't come down and say to the person, 'You've done your fighting, you can go home now and relax,' then the only other option I can think of is that the person that used to be fighting is now AWOL. He is absent, without leave. God didn't discharge him from the battle, but he's home now, doing what he wants - without God's permission.

Pastor Grace last night preached on old people... Sorry, but he did. He preached on staying in the battle. Joshua was old and stricken in years, and the Lord said unto Him, thou art old and stricken in years (Joshua 13:1)! But He goes on to say to him, and there are yet many battles to fight.

Regardless of your age, stay in the fight. Let's not have any more "veterans" in this war - or should I say - let's not have any more "deserters!?"

Just a thought...