When King Leonidas gathered his 300 Spartan warriors for battle against the Persians in Thermopylae, I’m pretty sure that they knew that their destiny was sealed one way and no turning back. Each of the Spartans were determined to stand their ground and fight to the very end. For three days, they stood their ground and held back the Persians.
There are few real men among us these days who have determined hearts like these mighty Spartans. The sad thing is that most men in our comfortable society are passive, nonconfrontive and complacent, especially towards what is right and true. Just look around you and watch the news. Most men have lost the zeal and passion to be warriors for the Lord! For social justice and societal stability, where are the leaders who fear God? For corruption in government and in businesses, where are the investors with integrity? For wounded women and neglected children, “where are the protectors and breadwinners?” Where are the warriors who will fight?
During the Men’s Camp at Camp Arnold in Eatonville Washington, every man was challenged by the Word of God to “Keep it Real.” In order for us (men) to effectively stand and fight, we must first surrender our lives to the Lordship of Jesus Christ! This involves opening up our lives to him-to be transparent, and telling him all that is in our hearts. Revealing our hearts may mean that we sacrifice that one thing or multiple of things that hinder(s) our relationship with the Lord. When the channel is cleared between us and God, we are able to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. All of these point and help us to know who we are, and whose we are! This is our “Position in Christ.”
In knowing our position, we are able to stand firm and steady-like those courageous Spartans, and fight the battle! God doesn’t want weaklings and fakes! He wants real men with real hearts serving and worshiping Him! Are you ready to stand? Are you prepare for battle? We will win this battle, because the Victory is from the Lord working through us!
Yeah dude you are right that we should fight a good fight like what the men of king Leonidas did and like what Paul did fighting a good fight. And it just came to my mind that if we will not surrender ourselves to Jesus and will keep on fighting for our own “fightS”, we will end up “DINING IN HELL”. Man keep on doing things for God.. Godbless