I have a friend who's quite an amateur military historian.
He's always referring to some military event from the past -- with colorful details.
And the best part... he does a great job making spiritual applications to our own day!
It's a real gift... in that we all need our hearts strengthened for the battles we face.
So often we see ourselves like soldiers who are outnumbered and surrounded by the Taliban in an Afghanistan valley...
... and assuming this is our situation, we become demoralized and ready to lay down our weapons.
But the truth is... our position is much better than we normally think.
Because the captain of our salvation is seated at the right hand of the Father, overseeing every engagement that threatens to undo us.
So remember...
In Him, you've got the high ground.
'And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus' (Eph.2:6).