If you watch and army going forth into battle or an army of sports fans going to a match you are always going to see flags and banners and scarves and all sorts of symbols and signs of support for their country or their team.
I’ve been to a few Ireland and Leinster rugby matches. As you get close to the stadium vendors have those scarves and hats and all kinds of silly things for sale. When you get to the stadium Leinster have flags under the seats for you to wave. The fans are more than happy to hold forth their teams for everyone to see.
We as Christians in this world have our own team logo though. It is not a costume or a banner or a flash or a silly hat. As we go out into the world we hold forth the word of God as our rallying point. It is what should identify us.
We don’t hold forth our nationality or our race or our political affiliation or our so called rights. One thing shines forth – we hold forth and we hold to the word of God. God’s word is our guide. It is our beacon to guide our way. We are marked – or we should be marked – as we follow His word.
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