day no. 16,574: battle formations

“A man is not only to wield the plow but also to bear the sword.” — Richard Phillips

Build.

Fight.

Nehemiah 4:17-18

They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

Trowel.

Sword.

A man must wield the plow and the sword. He must bear his responsibilities and his arms. He must carry his own load and his own weapon. He must lay down bricks and the law. 

Battle formations must be assumed: battling to form and taking form to battle. We battle by building. We build by battling. We form by fighting and fight for what we are forming.

A man must work for what he wants and defend that for which he has worked. He must build what is worth fighting for and fight for what is worth building. If the work has value, it will be opposed. The doctrine of the antithesis insists upon it (Gen. 3:15). Enmity ensures resistance to the good works prepared beforehand by the Father. He gave us work to do and the weapons to defend it; the tools to build it and the weapons to protect it. 

So plow and punch, plant and pummel, build and battle, found and fight, construct and kibosh.

Take dominion.

Rule and subdue.

Fill the earth.

Fight the good fight.