Warrior Walk

For my dad’s 66th birthday, I took him on a 500-mile tour of historic Texas battlefields. We went to the old Coleman house, where Elizabeth Coleman and her oldest son were killed by 300 raiding Comanches. We saw the battle site at Brushy Creek, walked the hallowed ground of the Alamo, and breathed in the sweet smell of freedom at San Jacinto. Washington on the Brazos and San Fillip also made the list.

I dubbed our tour “The Way of the Warrior.” You see, my love of battlefields isn’t just from my Brewer blood. It’s also from the bloodline of Jesus. Jesus is a king. But make no mistake – He is a warrior king!

“…But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”  Revelation 21:8

– We are not spectators. We are warriors. We don’t listen to stories of God’s power. We tell them.

– Comfort kills! Jesus says He’s sending us out as lambs among wolves, not potatoes upon couches. We are not on vacation, and life is not a perpetual spa experience.

– We are called to be peace-makers, not peace-keepers. UN peacekeeping forces have stood by and watched the slaughter of millions. I would rather be a Texas Ranger. The Rangers used pistols called peace makers – they didn’t make deals with monsters or negotiate with the enemy. They put the enemy down!

We do not have to be defeated by a defeated devil. We can discourage him by our faith, demoralize him with our joy, and depress him with our endurance. What you might not realize is that there is more victory attached to you than you can even imagine. Pull on your boots and take a step on the warrior way!