This fight ain't got any rear!

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power
of his might.

Historian Shelby Foote tells of a soldier who was wounded at 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. "Captain, give me a gun!" he shouted. "This fight ain't got any
rear!"

In Ephesians, Paul describes the armor that we should put on daily. Have you
ever noticed that every part of the body is covered except for one? The
back! The Lord didn't want us to run away and turn our back toward our enemy
-- it 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!

The battle is raging! It's time to take up our armor and face the enemy
head-on! There's no turning back! We're in this together! There's so much
work to be done!
Stephen