The Militant Mind

In today's world (especially on the political scene) there are plenty of reasons to be militant minded...but have you thought this attitude through to it's final result?

Just a thought for those who are willing to think about some points with me.

First off, we know the military and government have more military power than we could ever stand up against... so in that scenario it's a pointless battle.  

There are cases in scripture where God instructs people into military action but unless God has TRULY done so I would not take that course.  

Do understand, I am not a pacifist. If someone is going to kill my family and I can stop them I will stop them...even if I have to kill them to do it. That's defense, not murder.

Not to get to far into this, since I have another blog post that already covers these things. If that's a subject that interests you check out my post Conspiracy Theory

Those of us who claim Jesus (Yeshua) as Messiah and LORD of our lives must take a step back and examine a few scriptures.  

2 Corinthians 10:3-5 ³ For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: ⁴ (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) ⁵ Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

 
Ephesians 6:12 ¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ephesians 6 also talks about the armor of GOD. This is without a doubt a military term. 

So... is it wrong to be militant minded?  Not if your militant in the correct manner. I would submit to you, however, that the correct manner is to focus on the spiritual battles not the physical... for this life is not about the physical. Again, however, I've posted on that before so lets drop another link and skim over these details. For more on how the physical effects the spiritual and how much of life really is about the physical realm check out The Wars Which We Fight

In a sense, to add to my previous post on this subject I would like to suggest an even MORE militant mind. 

We must realize that we are part of an army, we are to be active, it is life and death, and there is a very real enemy!

Hate, is a product of the enemy and his forces. Lust, gossip, addiction, murder... all these things are products of the enemy. As military men and women if we were to "fraternize with the enemy" in a real-world military what would the punishment be? We would probably be court marshaled and tried for treason!  

However, have you considered that every time we give place to anger and act on it we are "fraternizing with the enemy."  If we fall to lust, if we gossip, if we have addictions, we have fraternized with the enemy.  We have given place to demonic influence in our life. Whether it started with demons or not, make no mistake, they will take advantage of your weakness!

I praise God and thank HIM for His grace that we are not spiritually "court marshaled" when we willingly aid the plans of the enemy. Ephesians tells us to put on the armor of God so we can stand against the wiles of the devil. The word "Wiles" basically means schematics... in other words extremely detailed plans. So we have two plans for our life, the plans of the devil and the plans of God. 

Are we willing to be so sold for God that we can be militant minded about our active spiritual roll in the kingdom? Don't give place to the enemy! Hate what God hates, fight to the death, stand in the face of danger by applying the blood of Messiah and the indwelling of the Holly Spirit. 

Most of all... know your commander well enough that you can get and interpret those detailed plans of God accurately and fulfill them acceptably.