So how do I fight the “good fight” if I’ve never been trained to be a soldier? What if I’ve never seen myself as a ‘Braveheart’? What if I’m not even clear about the war?
Thank God we have a Mighty Warrior who sees perfectly. Thank God a Heart braver than William Wallace went before us. John caught a glimpse of this Holy One. “I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but himself. He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God. The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations.” Revelation 19:11-15
In our race, we are instructed to “fix our eyes on Jesus” who fought, endured, and won the victory. “Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” The secret for Jesus on earth was that He knew He was not alone. “I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees the Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son does also.” “By myself I can do nothing.” “Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me.” No wonder He is the Mighty Warrior!
So what about me? “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, whom you have received from God?” If I really believe that God lives in me, there should be no fear. As Jesus is my hope of salvation and every other spiritual blessing, so He is my hope of fighting the “good fight”.
“I am with you, even to the end of the world. Quit looking at yourselves and look at Me. Because I live, you live. Realize that I am in my Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you. As I kept my eyes on my Father while I walked the earth, so you must keep your eyes on Me now. I suffered; you will suffer… but because I persevered, you can persevere. The world does not see Me, but you can… with the eyes of your heart. Believe what I tell you and follow Me.”
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galations 2:20