GOD, MY GUIDE

  “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ – 2Timothy 2:3.”   Soldier is a person enrolled in the army for security of lives and properties of his people and nation. According to Joab, a soldier is a person of courage fighting to protect their people and place (nation) from the control and invasion of the enemies. Scripturally, there are people who are chosen from among the people to represent the whole assembly. These men are to guard and watch over the cities and the people for safety. True, if God does not keep a city, the watchmen wake in vain. Nevertheless, the Lord has stationed some people to be watchmen.   As we have soldiers in the physical, so we have them in the kingdom of God. Well, the soldiers in various armies of the nations of the world have weapons and of necessity and importance must have undergone training and orientation for a particular period of time before they can be proved to launch forth into battles. They have t...

  “For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body – James 3:2.”   There are many things we have been advised, admonished and told to keep diligently, to guard cautiously and to protect passionately. We have the heart – “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life – Pro. 4:23.” We are told to be careful with what we look upon – “I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? – Job. 31:1” Also, in the words of our Lord Jesus Christ – “…That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart – Matthew 5:28.”   There are instances we are instructed to keep and guard our steps and feet too – “Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil – Ecc. 5:1.” It is not just because of ...