day no. 17,305: the march of the calvinists

"I would rather meet ten thousand well-generalled and well-provisioned men than one Calvinist who thought he was doing the will of God.” — Napoleon Bonaparte

A man who believes in the sovereignty of God is not afraid to die. He knows that he will die right on time and that nothing the enemy can do will lead to him dying a second earlier than God's will permits and nothing that his friends can do will lead to him living a second longer than God's will desires. He is untouchable because only God can touch him. He does not fear the empty threats of tinpot dictators. The worst they can do is kill his body. He fears the One who can kill the body and throw it into Hell. He is undaunted. He will not compromise. He will not shrink back. He cannot be threatened or flattered. He will do what the Lord says and nothing less, nor nothing more. The man who is generalled by Christ is better provisioned and equipped for battle than any army in the world.

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

A man with God will always outgun his enemies. He has superior firepower. A man with God is always in the majority. Even when he is outnumbered on the ground, he has his enemies are outnumbered.