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“Fight The Good Fight – Part 4”
Fight The Good Fight – Part 4
Wade Webster
“But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen” (1 Tim. 6:11-16). In the past installments of this study, we examined the contrast, the commission, and the charge of the Christian soldier. In this installment, we will notice one final thing.
The Commander
“Which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen” (1 Tim. 6:15-16). Imagine serving under Alexander the Great, Napoleon, or Patton. What an honor that would have been. We have an even greater honor. We don’t serve under just any commander. We serve under Jesus Christ, the King of kings and Lord of lords. In Revelation, we read, “These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful” (Rev. 17:14; cf. 19:16). We serve under “the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords.” Notice the word “only.” This word puts Jesus in a class by Himself. Furthermore, notice that He “alone has immortality.” Not only is He the only King, He is the only one who has immortality or eternal life (1 John 5:11). Other commanders might lead us to physical victories, but Jesus alone can lead us to spiritual victories. Salvation from sin can only be found in Him. Peter declared, “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). Paul continues by pointing out that Jesus dwells in unapproachable light and is deserving of great honor. Finally, Jesus possesses eternal power. If He is for us, no one can be against us (Rom. 8:31). We will enjoy victory through Him. Paul wrote, “But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord” (1 Cor. 15:57-58).
Since every Christian is a soldier (Eph.6:10-17), these verses have something to say to all of us. Each of us should stand out as soldiers. We should be known for what we flee from, for what we follow after, and for what we fight for. Each of us should honor the confession that we made when we were commissioned. Each of us should keep the charge that we were given to obey the commandments. Finally, we should rejoice that we serve the King of kings and Lord of lords.
