Soldiers
Surrender is the last thing that a soldier wants to do
Especially when one considers all that they've been through
The hours of endless training to defeat the enemy
And all the preparation to declare the victory
But if and when a soldier fails to keep the fight in mind
To recognize the enemy that they've been trained to find
Their chances of survival will diminish to a nil
As plans made by the enemy will be what they fulfill
Those plans that do not compromise the evil they believe
Will help them to accomplish what they hope they will receive
The full annihilation of the ones they've gone to fight
They hope will be distracted as they draw them from the Light
Into the darkened spaces where the soldier may not find
Them waiting to destroy them in the moment they are blind
To sophistrie's deception in the guise they do not see
Designed to steal their life and soul for all eternity
But soldiers are not only in the armies of the world
Not only for defending countries' flags they have unfurled
But also are the people in the body of God's church
Who have the great commission for the souls of men to search
To reach them with the gospel in the battle for their soul
Disrupting all the evil from the devil with his goal
Of reaping our destruction with no hope of life again
When we will face eternity without the sinner's Friend
And this is bound to happen if we do not keep in mind
The reason for our purpose to defend all those we find
As soldiers on a mission who must focus on the plan
To rescue all the perishing that do not understand
That we are on the battle field that soon will meet its end
When God will have His people who have turned away from sin
Who have not been distracted by the trappings of this world
Into which fallen angels with the devil once were hurled
And only those who focus on God's battle plan will find
The scriptures and the Spirit will prepare their heart and mind
To stand against the enemy no matter what the cost
When Christ will come to ransom those who fought to save the lost
2 Timothy 2:3, 4; Ephesians 6:10-18
Amen and Amen. What a privilege it is to serve in the Army of God. Great contrast, #thepoetssribe. Thanks for sharing this encouraging post. God bless you.