
After reading that quote from that Southern veteran, I could not help but see a parallel between his reasoning and the Christian believer. He found it difficult to pull up the true battle cry, when not in battle. He found it impossible to give a true rendition of something that takes a real hunger to replicate. There is a passion that wells up in a person that can only come in the heat and pressure of battle. Have we lost that sense of desperation in our pursue of God? The Psalmist describes that kind of desperation, "As the deer pants after the water brook, so my soul pants for you, O Lord." Ps. 42:1
When all is well and quiet in our life. When we are in a place of comfort and ease. When we find ourselves needing nothing, there is no need to desperately press into God. Jesus spoke a parable of a person in that condition, "A rich man had such a good harvest that he decided to stop working, build bigger barns to store his produce and from that day forward to just eat, drink and make merry. Not knowing that his life would soon come to an end, and his laziness would not be looked on fondly by his maker." Lk. 12:16-21
I suppose that old Rebel veteran could have given a halfhearted attempt to please the gathered group of admirers, but his heart would not have been in it. For the true rebel yell he needed to be running, passionately toward the enemy and victory. It was difficult to do that at a sedate women's luncheon. Have we lost our way? Do we wander away from the Battle lines instead of toward them. It is hard to pull up a passionate cry for God when we no longer hunger and thirst?
"They that hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be satisfied." Matt. 5:6
Are you still excited about your Savior? Are you still looking for new ways to serve Him, or have you already emotionally retired from the labor of the Kingdom? One way to judge is by your Battle Cry. Fervent prayer and exuberant praise is our 'Rebel Yell'. Are you still able to bring it forth?
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