Remain.
There is a prevailing desire in most of us to 'go places', to find the adventure 'out there'. We don't think of standing our ground as an exciting direction to take, even though we admire it as a quality in people.
When we are equipped for battle, clad in the full armour of God, it seems tough to hear the battle command "stand your ground"; do not let the enemy through!
"Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." Eph 6:13
Where is God calling you to stand your ground [but it is His in reality]?
I remember when I first saw the movie 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (the first film of the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy). Nearing the end there was a scene of such character transformation that it still inspires me now just to think about it.
Aragorn should be king of Gondor, but instead he lived in hiding, wondering the wilds as a ranger, a mercenary. He always attacked his enemies with guerrilla tactics; always by ambush. But all of a sudden he finds himself in peril. Everything hangs in the balance, and the future of Middle Earth was at stake. So to ensure that Frodo escapes, to continue his mission to destroy the One Ring, Aragorn chooses to stand his ground. As the terrifying Ork army advances he steps out, drawing his sword preparing to stand his ground until the end. At that moment his character changed more in a moment that with all the years surviving in the wilds. In standing his ground he became the king he had spent years hiding from.
It may be in a small way, it may be massive, but when we hold firm to the sword of the spirit (God's word in the Bible) and stand our ground, we find our selves standing in God's strength. It may be in rejecting a thought, speaking up in a conversation, returning too much change in the shop, holding firm to your principles... this list of battle fields is endless. But we [as Christians, witnesses to Christ's glory] are called to stand firm.
Today remain; stand your ground.
When we are equipped for battle, clad in the full armour of God, it seems tough to hear the battle command "stand your ground"; do not let the enemy through!
"Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand." Eph 6:13
Where is God calling you to stand your ground [but it is His in reality]?
I remember when I first saw the movie 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (the first film of the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy). Nearing the end there was a scene of such character transformation that it still inspires me now just to think about it.
Aragorn should be king of Gondor, but instead he lived in hiding, wondering the wilds as a ranger, a mercenary. He always attacked his enemies with guerrilla tactics; always by ambush. But all of a sudden he finds himself in peril. Everything hangs in the balance, and the future of Middle Earth was at stake. So to ensure that Frodo escapes, to continue his mission to destroy the One Ring, Aragorn chooses to stand his ground. As the terrifying Ork army advances he steps out, drawing his sword preparing to stand his ground until the end. At that moment his character changed more in a moment that with all the years surviving in the wilds. In standing his ground he became the king he had spent years hiding from.It may be in a small way, it may be massive, but when we hold firm to the sword of the spirit (God's word in the Bible) and stand our ground, we find our selves standing in God's strength. It may be in rejecting a thought, speaking up in a conversation, returning too much change in the shop, holding firm to your principles... this list of battle fields is endless. But we [as Christians, witnesses to Christ's glory] are called to stand firm.
Today remain; stand your ground.
posted by Andrew at 11:54 pm
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