An Enduring Soldier

"Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."  II Timothy 2:3.  The greatest warfare is the warfare between good and evil.  The greatest enemy is the devil.  Satan is the adversary of all good.  The world is the battlefield.  The soldiers of Jesus Christ have enlisted themselves to do battle against the enemy of God.  Our weapons are not carnal.  We battle a spiritual enemy with spiritual weapons in a continuing warfare.  The enemy is cunning and subtle.  His way of life is alluring to so many.  The temporal pleasure that he offers is inviting.  Instant gratification is his bidding, and countless souls are deceived.  There is hardness in any battle.  War sees times of difficulty and hardship.  But the soldier of Jesus must endure and overcome.  The soldier of Christ must fight and fight and fight.  The battle is worthy of our engagement.  The cost is high for we battle for the souls of humanity.  We must have resolve to go on despite the hardship that comes.  We will continue to see the captivity of many souls.  We will witness the victories of the enemy.  However, we must not lose courage for our cause is right and our God is mighty.  We take orders from a powerful leader who will finally lead a charge of total victory.  In the end, God will triumph.  Hardness will pass, and the blessing of victory will be sweet.