Maybe you’ve heard someone make this statement, “What’s with all the fighting?” The Christian life is a life of constant warfare. We daily battle a variety of adversaries. The Bible mentions our enemies—the world, the flesh, and the devil.
In Joshua 11 and verse 18, we find a phrase that describes the life of the Christian. Here the Bible says, “Joshua made war a long time.” Joshua was tasked with conquering Canaan. He was to destroy and drive out the inhabitants of the land. Joshua’s life was a life of battle.
Paul charged Timothy to “war a good warfare.” He also said that we should “be “good soldiers” of Jesus Christ. Joshua warred. He warred a long time. Joshua did not have a cakewalk through Canaan. He had to battle his way through. The future generation would enjoy the fruit of the land because Joshua committed to fight for the land.
You and I as Christians must be willing to fight. Our battle is spiritual. We are commanded to contend for the faith. We should fight for truth. We should fight for our families. We should battle for Bible principle. I believe we ought to fight to preserve old-fashioned decency in our society.
Joshua made war a long time. Don’t get tired of the fight. It is worth it! I think about the song, “And when the battle’s over, we shall wear a crown! Yes! We shall wear a crown!” One day we’ll all see Jesus, and no Christian is going to regret having “made war a long time” for truth and right. Keep fighting!
We so appreciate Brother Cooper! We watch from our home in North Carolina and love every message he preaches, but the most amazing message to date is the one he preached on Proverbs 3:5,6 (life verses), entitled: FOLLOW GOD. What a blessing! We pray for NORTH VALLEY and have recently purchased several books from the book store! May God richly bless you all! Brother Trieber is doing a wonderful work! Prayers for all!