Sunday, April 12, 2020

day no. 15,147: for the right hand and for the left

"In war the power to use two fists is an inestimable asset. To feint with one fist and strike with the other yields an advantage, but a still greater advantage lies in being able to interchange them—to convert the feint into the real blow if the opponent uncovers himself " —B. H. Liddell Hart

2 Corinthians 6:7
The weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left



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Righteousness is not a one handed operation. You do not have the time or luxury of pursuing alternate endeavors with one of your two hands. If righteousness is your aim, your hands must work together. It is not an end achieved by half-hearted attention.

"There is still a tendency in each separate unit . . . to be a one-handed puncher. By that I mean that the rifleman wants to shoot, the tanker to charge, the artilleryman to fire. . . . That is not the way to win battles. If the band played a piece first with the piccolo, then with the brass horn, then with the clarinet, and then with the trumpet, there would be a hell of a lot of noise but no music. To get harmony in music each instrument must support the others. To get harmony in battle, each weapon must support the other. Team play wins." - General Patton, 1941

Every area of our lives need to be equipped to fight the good fight. There is no unimportant aspect of our existence. There is nothing so insignificant as to be ignored. Each aspect of our existence must work together in harmony in order to achieve victory. 

Psalm 149:6
Let the high praises of God be in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands

The chief end of every thing is to be under the headship of Christ. And this does not come naturally or without a fight.

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