[Manna - December 19]
Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. 1 Kings 20:11
THE test of endurance is certainly one of the severest
tests of faithfulness to which the elect church, the
body of Christ, is subjected.
It is the test which gauges
and registers the strength of every other virtue and
grace, and no soldier of the cross will be crowned
with the laurels of victory who has not stood this
test....In the battle of this day, as in all other battles,
the effort of the enemy is to surprise and suddenly
attack and overwhelm the Lord's people; and
the only preparation, therefore, that can be made
for such emergencies is constant vigilance and prayer
and the putting on of the whole armor of God—the
Truth and the spirit of the Truth. Z. '94-155 R1656:1