DECEMBER 13 - We Band of Brothers

DECEMBER 13 - We Band of Brothers

 

 

Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. — 1 CO RIN THI ANS 15:58

 

 

My husband, Ken, would never think of going into spiritual battle alone. When the adversary turns up the heat, Ken reaches out to his brothers in Christ. He has invested years in prayer, Bible study, and Scripture memorization with a handful of close friends, and he knows these faithful believers will “cover his back” when the devil’s bullets start flying. He calls these men his “band of brothers.”

 

 

The line comes from Shakespeare’s account of Henry V at Agincourt. King Henry’s army had been reduced to a small band of tired and weary men. They were outnumbered by the French five to one. But Henry rallies them with these words of inspiration:

 

 

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;

 

For he to-day that sheds his blood with me

 

Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,

 

This day shall gentle his condition;

 

And gentlemen in England now-a-bed

 

Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here,

 

And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks

 

That fought with us . . .

 

 

 

 

Henry took them to victory.

 

 

Encourage a weary believer today . . . go into prayerful battle on his or her behalf . . . remind your brother or sister in Christ that victory is assured. This tired and worn down friend needs your help; the fight against the devil is dark and dangerous. We Christians may be few, but we are a happy few. We are fellow warriors with each beside the other. And as long as we stand firm and let nothing move us, our Captain shall take us to victory!

 

 

Lord, help me to take my friendships to a deeper level in which prayer, study, confession of sin, honesty, transparency, and spiritual openness rally us to your side. Make us aware of the spiritual warfare in which we are engaged today.