It's War

In the past month I have been reading Salvation Army History. Through this time I have been struck by the attitude of the early Salvationists.

These men and women of The Salvation Army really did have the mindset of a soldier fighting on the frontlines of war. Their motto was “To win the world for Jesus” and they believed that through the power of the Holy Spirit they would. We can learn much from these Salvationists.

While I don’t believe for a moment that we have lost sight of trying to “win the world for Jesus” maybe we have forgotten that we are engaged in a war. The early Salvationist recognised that they were in a fight. If they were going to win the fight they had to adopt they mindset of a soldier.
We can learn much from these people. We are in a war, a war for souls and as we remember Anzac Day it is only fitting that we remind ourselves that we too need to fight. Like the Anzacs we need to risk ourselves in order to win the world for Jesus just as our early Salvationists did. Let’s be aggressive, let’s fight and let’s be a true soldier for Christ and the Salvation Army for we do indeed belong to an Army.

Phil