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Soldier in the Army of the Lord



This song was played during a video tribute to the past year of God's faithfulness to our church. The lyrics and trigger-happy use of the autotune caused quite a laugh in the sanctuary.

Perhaps it might be wise to ponder a bit exactly what does it mean to be a soldier in the army of the Lord.

The use of the word soldier will no doubt stroke the flames of warfare within our hearts. I would caution against thinking of launching a crusade and war against non-Christians. Too many men have made that mistake in the past.

A soldier of the Lord in simply this:

"Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him."

Rather than pursuing God's enemies, the soldier of Christ pursues God.

He abandons the pleasures this world has to offer and bids them dead to him. His goal is to lead a life unstained by the worldliness that surrounds.

It is crucially important that in pursuing God, he loves rather than pursues God's enemies. For he too, was once an enemy. That is the strange mystery of being a soldier of Christ Jesus.


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