Royal Flock of Christ Church

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 2 Timothy 2:4

The soldierly life of us Christians is not negotiable. We are at war and must live accordingly in this life. We must live a life undistracted in our pursuit of the world to come. We must endure the rigour of warfare and not fall victim to the enemy through a weakish affectation for inordinate comfort, or unrestrained pleasure of this life. It is no time to pursue the vainglory of this world. We must remember that we are at war. Life is a battle ground; only those who overcome its corruption and scale through its pressures without compromising on the faith emerge the winner, worthy of a crown before Christ.

At no point should will allow ambitions and necessities of life bring us to a place where our salvation or godly life is jeopardized. Any unrestrained involvement in civilian affairs can be an entanglement, a snare, to the man at war. We must tread through life with caution as Christians– we are at war! We can’t afford to fall victims to the wiles of the opposition.

We entangle ourselves when we are unable to handle the cares of this life, so that the pursuit of the necessities of life bring us to a tight corner where we can no longer preach the gospel, pray, maintain our righteous standard and Christian principles or commit ourselves to the things of the kingdom. We entangle ourselves when we allow ourselves be part and parcel of the corrupt system of this world either through its ungodly struggles, or vanities. No, We must leave vanities for the vain.