Based in part on Matthew 5:6:
Soldiers From the Heart by Michael Doyle Blessed are those who hunger and thirst For the righteousness of God foremost and first For all of these shall be fully satisfied Because in the countersign they will be ratified Our spiritual battle leaves us vulnerable to sin And to become victims of false doctrine again and again We focus instead on what is Biblically true and good Just we know beyond knowing that we should As was true for the young pastor, Timothy This is not a time for us to live in timidity Filled with power, love and true discipline It is on our knees that the battle must begin Called in the footsteps of Paul and not the Deceiver We passionately pursue godliness as believers This is what it means to be Christ's soldiers from the heart It is the standard we will always bear and never depart Good and faithful soldiers from the days of our youth We endeavor ever forward hungerly pursuing the truth This is the standard of sound words by which we hear All the Biblical truth by which we will defend and adhere No longer willingly allowing verses take out of context To be the measure by which God and the world connects But to say that not to judge means to judge hypocritically Instead we are to use Biblical discernment fundamentally As truth soldiers we will shoulder through all the difficulty That everyday life brings to and by our own best ability Soldiering on as it were in all efforts to live victory In this, we will and do find our spiritual place of maturity Abstaining from wickedness, fleeing lust and seeking the right We live our lives as vessels willingly filled with God's light Faith, love and peace are what we meant to give and to live To best our abilities and in our shortfall God always forgives The Lord's bond servant must avoid argument and instead be kind Seeking always to reach and where possible bring sight to the blind With gentleness, we are meant to truthfully correct our opposition Fighting the good fight from beneath the cross' good position (c) May 30, 2020 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
