Christian Soldier

2 Timothy  2:4(KJB1611) 

No man that warreth entangles himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

This timely admonition brings to mind in a succinct way how the spider sets its web trap, and what happens to its prey when it gets caught. 

The more it tries to wriggle itself to get out of the web, the more it gets entangled. The affairs of this life are those distractions or attractions that lure the gullible believer into the web of sin that eventually entangles and chokes our spirituality. 

The Lord warned us in 1 Thessalonians 5:22 to abstain from all appearance of evil. Interestingly, we can become careless and disregard this wise counsel to our peril.
Most of us do not know that from the moment we put our faith and trust in Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are automatically enlisted into the Lord's army. We are chosen soldiers of Christ. This puts us directly in the war zone. The battle rages unend, and we are expected to be focused, following the instructions of the Captain of our salvation. ( Hebrews 2:10) He is the one we are to please. He is the one we are to listen to. There are a lot of conflicting voices, but we must listen to Him, and He alone. Ephesians 6:11ff encourages us on the need to put on our armor for the battle(the whole armor of God). The battle is real, and we must not be sidetracked.
Thought
May we as soldiers of the Lord be mindful of our duties, and may we be ever conscious of the reality of the raging battle so that we do not get entangled in Satan's web of distraction.

©️Missionary Pastor David Orus1Thessalonians 5:24/Mark 9:23