No Rear
“A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.” Ephesians 6:10-11
There is this story of a soldier who was wounded in the battle of Shiloh during the American Civil War and was ordered to go to the rear. The fighting was fierce and within minutes he returned to his commanding officer, saying, “Captain, give me a gun, this fight has got no rear!”
In Ephesians 6, Paul describes the armor that we should put on daily. But did you nottice that every part of the body is covered except for the back?
The Lord didn’t want us to run away and turn our back toward our enemy, for that would leave us vulnerable, with no armor to protect us against his attack!
And just as a dog would when he senses fear, if we run from the enemy, he will relentlessly chase us until we are broken. But if we take courage and stand strong in the power of God’s might, then the battle will be the Lord’s and He has already won the victory! So, relying on the victory that has already been won for us, let’s take up our armour and face the enemy head-on!
“for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” 1 John 5:4