FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT
1 Maccabees 3:59-60
For it is better for us to die in war than to look upon the evils the Gentiles would bring to us and the sanctuary. But as God's will is in heaven, so He will do.
Personal Challenge
The Maccabees were faced with a dilemma in their day that is not a whole lot different than what we face today. The world around them, those forces that wanted to destroy that which their faith was in, was pressing in on them and merging into their culture. They had a choice. Let their world, their traditions, their beliefs, be watered down and eventually erased by the world or stand firm and fight for their God. This is no different than what is going on in our day and has for centuries. The Christian Church is expected to conform to the world, to be transformed by the world, and to forsake our beliefs and traditions for the "good" of mankind. This is what we are militant against. We should be willing to defend our Church and her beliefs and traditions to our death. This is taking up our cross and following Christ. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner.
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