Hi, guys I am your top military niche blogger Afolabi
Micheal and today I have for you a very special and weird post today as it may
seem to you. Today post is on religion, when many hear of this religion stuff
they shut down, block their ears ignore, scroll down or go away from the
website. Pls, you can go out if you know that the world is safe with our armed
forces, the armed forces are trying their best to protect their territory from
external aggression but the sacrifices are too much, the death toll. You may
stop reading this post if you are happy with the way defenders of our nations die
in war. Religion here will be Christianity for now. Let me not be biased here
before some human rights advocates charge me of inciting a religious violence,
ignore my religion for now whether am a Christian, Muslim or a Taoist or a
Buddhist that’s none of your business for now or you might be looking at my
name Micheal unh! A Christian name. Forget that for now because am a voice
crying in the wilderness.
To
the Christian soldier, Hello born and bred in Christianity, whether you attend
morning mass, altar boy or you baptized by holy spirit or water, you are a Christian
serving your nations army whether U.S.A, Nigeria, Britain, Germany, France,
India or whatever, you are a Christian right! You are taught all the principles
of the bible, but you are in the army but you don’t walk in the way your bible
says simply because you are part Zion and part Babylon, you carry no anointing
on your military career. If you don’t know everybody was called but called into
different unit to serve the kingdom of God. You don’t have to be a pastor, pope
or whatever before you can work miracles with God’s anointing. You are in the military
so the Military is your ministry that God have given you to act on it but devil
have given you sin to tap out your anointing from you.
You rely so much on technology, heavy weapons, martial
arts, gears, air support, war skills but you forget your supreme source God!
Jehovah who created the heaven and earth. I am not saying martial art, counter
insurgency training or any other military training is not relevant, my point is
what position did you put your God. The bible is no fiction book. There is an
excuse people give that God can’t help in modern battles, people do quote Mike
Tyson words which says “God take no sides in fight”. Mike Tyson was no
affiliate of preaching the gospel so why should you rely on that, after all
quotes are like pills that just can’t be applied on any ailments just because
it a drug.
Your
God is a living and your God is almighty! Jehovah is the true God of war yet
the culprit behind every war is the devil. Are you not tired of losing course
mates at war, those bomb blast moments, the mortar strikes, the pains, the
boredom, the PTSD, the heroic moment where you rise against all odds and do the
impossible when outnumbered the next thing you realise is that you are awarded
flashy medals and fame but when you leave the military, you watch the news
headlines just to discover that the war still continues, all this led to
frustration and you begin to question the role you played in defending your
nation, questions like why did I lay so much sacrifices yet those dirty
politicians on TV are meandering deadly policies that are bringing catastrophe
to the nation.
Aren’t you fed up of doing 500 pull ups, running
3000 miles, doing monstrous training that make you feel on top of the world but
when outnumbered you discover that you are incapable of mustering a ripple.
Turn to God, turn to your God Mr. Soldier because the greatest of any man is
still a man no matter what!
Where
are the Samsons of our modern days, imaging killing a Lion with bare hands- no
practise involved, no martial arts of any sort. Samson used just the jawbone of
an ass to show thousands of philistine soldiers the way to hell (judges 15:14).
These days we have chaplains at every barracks, born again soldiers that can
preach every nook and cranny of the bible but when it comes to war, they end up
telling you to face reality and forget the bible times.
Hell
no things still happen but no one is doing it the right way. Fasting all day,
untarnished righteousness, get rid of things of the flesh, avoiding
pornography, unceasing prayer, facing strong temptations, being the odd among
worldly people, no Christian soldier is willing to go through all this but when
it comes to the physical, they can push hard during strenuous physical
training, lift weight and dumbbells, go several days without food all in the
name of training, smash hands against bricks and palm trees and then pledge
unalloyed loyalty and obedience to superior officers and nation. Their loyalty
to God is filthy, they are like repented whores that you marry but keep
catching them cheating on you after forgiveness of all previous acts. Strong
physically but weak and fragile spiritually.
I am not saying
military training are not necessary, they are physically necessary but
spiritually you need a higher power that is superb in the realm of the spirit.
So funny to discover that some churches detest it members in participating in
war or serving in the military, fine! We know the bible says the whole world is
being controlled by influence of Satan and his army however the same bible proves
to us that God’s Supremacy is sovereign and will continue to protect those that
does his will. There is nothing wrong to see a well-seasoned Christian soldier
foresees an incoming invasion or discover where the most wanted terrorist is
hiding. Let’s take America for example after 9/11 attacks Osama Bin-laden was
chased for a long number of years before being hunted down. Are there no
Christians in the army or what went wrong, too much of emphasis placed on
technological and war experienced to take down bin laden so God attention was
not called upon I guess! Remember the story of Deborah in the bible- the fall of
Sisera at Jael hands, if that’s a dumb story how about the red sea incident.
The most exciting history is that of prophet Elijah and the soldiers sent to
capture him, the fire that devoured the soldiers until they gave up (II kings 1-12)
or the Assyrians that were slew by an angel of God (II Kings 19:35) or the war
God helped Gideon to win by reducing his army (judges 7:25). Hello Christian
soldiers I want you to remember that the battle is not yours (II chronicles
20:15).
War on terrorism have
been in existence since it started and it seems to have no end. Look at men
that achieved awesome feats against all odds. Marcus lutrell, Cpl Dipprasad
Pun, Joe crow, Punjabi Fazal Din, Paddy Mayne, Leo major, Simo Haya, Chris
Ryan, Lev shetakov, Chris Kyle, Capt. Upham did their best in their war
military careers but not without sacrifices- dead comrades, one arm, cracked
skull and even reaching the point of death but miraculously saved. This guys
are heroes but Like I said earlier the best of any man is still a man. God is
the best avenger and there is none like him. Call on him, ask for the holy
spirit directions in your operation. You might not necessarily shoot a gun let
alone toss a grenade before victory. let me list:
How about being a military
surgeon gifted with the healing power to heal wounded soldiers and even win
souls at the hospital bed.
Look at God awesomeness in II kings 19:35-6 or the story of Jericho.
You know how silly it looks going to battle without a weapon but just trumpet
and priests that’s damned ridiculous for modern war fare but however I implore
you to know that the only limitation to God miracle or intervention is common
sense. Cut down the sin that is limiting your impact on your relationship with
God. There is this famous story about Alexander the great. In one of his
conquest against Persia, he was conquering territories after territories until
his soldier were weary, at this point a battle was to be fought the next day
and Alexander the great knew that his soldiers were weary and this could to
lead to a defeat, so he ordered that the bridge behind a valley where his army
encamp should be cut down. In this case since the bridge is cut down the
soldiers knew that when the war gets tough they have no option to flee back
since the bridge to use as escape route have been cut down so the only option
is Fight and slay all the enemies to get to the other side of the valley
apparently victory is then established. The same thing as to go to you, cut
down the bridge so that you can’t run away from God discipline, care, laws and
love.
Here are testimonies of battle that was won through divine
intervention.
THE
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
1.One of the bloodiest battles during World War
II happened in the Belgian town of Bastogne in 1944 where the German army
cornered American soldiers in a surprise attack.
12,000 American soldiers
were encircled and trapped by the Germans, and it was up to US Third Army Gen
George Patton to break the siege and rescue the 12,000 soldiers in Bastogne,
promising that he would grease up his tanks with the guts of the Nazi soldiers.
A plan was already in
place but, unfortunately for Patton, the weather had been relentlessly
unforgiving. For an entire month, torrential rains pounded Belgium, and the
chances of Patton’s troops marching into Bastogne were slowly being swept away
by the waters. All Patton needed to be was 24 hours to send the Third Army to
storm the town, rescue the 12,000 soldiers, and tear down the Nazi defenses.
Since no amount of
screaming and cursing at the sky could stop the rains, Patton had to resort to
an unconventional approach by commissioning Third Army chaplain Col James
O’Neill to draft a prayer for him which he then distributed to his troops on
wallet-sized cards. For the next few days, Patton ordered his troops to recite
the prayer as they waited for the rains to let up.
Whether or not Patton’s
unorthodox approach worked and summoned the God to stop the rain, the weather
cleared, and his troops were given just enough time to break through the Nazi
encirclement, save the trapped American troops, and reclaim Bastogne for the
Allied forces.
No matter what the
opinion is about the events surrounding the Battle of the Bulge, it was
undoubtedly one of George Patton’s finest hours in the Second World War.
2.Greece is no stranger to the occasional invading army and bloody war against neighboring countries. With its trove of knowledge and wealth, the Ancient Greeks have always been one of history’s prime targets. Greece’s most formidable foe were the Persians.
In 492 BC, Greece came
dangerously close to crumbling under the forces of the Persian army. Led by the
Persian General Mardonius, Persia’s naval fleet was able to sail close to the
island of Athos. Fortunately for the people of Athos, Poseidon was on their
side. As if on cue, a wild hurricane swept the sea and in the blink of an eye,
capsized and destroyed the Persian fleet killing 20,000 soldiers! It was
believed Persia’s hubris brought this catastrophic end to their fleet. As the
weather was already proving fickle when they reached Athos, the rains turned
into a full-fledged storm.
While there have been
many attempts by the Persians to set foot on Greece by way of the sea, this
particular one may have succeeded if not for the winds blowing in favor of the
Ancient Greeks.
3. THE PROTESTANT WIND
The political relations
between Protestant England and Catholic Spain were already turning sour, and if
not for the urging of Church leaders during the 16th Century, Spain may have
saved herself from utter humiliation.
In one desperate attempt to
subjugate Elizabeth I and England, King Philip II of Spain ordered the Spanish
Armada to set sail to dethrone Elizabeth and claim the country in the name of
the Catholic Church and the Spanish crown.
Despite the fact that Spain
was no match for the English naval fleet, they continued to press on, and by
the time they reached the English Channel, a storm that seemed to come out of
nowhere battered the Spanish Armada, sinking ships and driving the survivors
off.
Many from both sides who
witnessed the event took the storms as a sign of intervention from God as Spain
was pushed back and humiliated by what history dubs as “The Protestant Wind,” a
sign that Providence greatly favored England and its Virgin Queen.
4.THE DIVINE WIND
If it weren’t for a helping
hand from the heavens, Japanese culture would never have existed.
In 1247, the Mongol Empire
had already conquered one-third of the globe and had cemented their power with
one of the most formidable armies the world has ever seen.
As the Mongol army advanced
further east unopposed, their next target was bringing down the Japanese Empire
and annexing it to their strongholds in China. With inferior weapons and
significantly fewer troops, Japan did not stand a chance against Kublai Khan’s
fierce warriors and their allies.
True enough, two typhoons
came to the rescue of the Japanese Empire and decimated Kublai Khan’s rapidly
advancing fleet.
The violent tempest, dubbed
the Kamikaze or Divine Wind by the Japanese, left 13,000 soldiers dead and the
remaining Mongol ships were sent fleeing back to Chinese shores.
I think those testimonies are enough. there are several others too.
War is
ugly sometimes caused by selfish nature of man, crazy dictators, stupid
politicians, hate speech. When the deed is done innocent people that didn’t
start the fight will be required to fight in the fight. Muslim brothers and
other religion brothers too are not left out of this case, if you believe so
much in your religion then I believe you should call on what you believe to help
you in your military career because the greatest of
any man is still a man. Christian soldiers arise! Now your nation need
you effectively, you are an envoy of God presence, take that presence to war
and end all this bull shit once and for all or reduce it to minimum.
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