One of the great lines in the movie Braveheart is, “Every man dies, but not every man lives.” How sad to have been born in this world, but never to have lived, only existed. I can understand this when found in the unregenerate, but in a Christian, it’s beyond my comprehension. How does a professing child of God reconcile his or her miserable life with, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
I have found those who enjoy life most, are those who refuse to let Herculean problems stop them. Unlike Israel of old, who ran from their giant, these brave souls emulate David, who not only ran toward, but dared to defy his Goliath. There is no such thing as a happy coward. To quote another line from a great movie, The Magnificent Seven, “Cowards die many deaths, the courageous die only once.”
Child of God, there is no reason for you to ever run from your Colossus with such promises as these. "In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Ro.8:27). “God…always causeth us to triumph in Christ” (11 Cor. 2:14). “For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world” (1Jn.2:4). “Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1Cor.15:57).
Joshua told the people to “…divide the spoil…with your brethren.” Don’t you want to be a warrior in this world? You’ll never have anything to share with others if you’re not. As the saying goes, “To the victor go the spoils.”
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