Tonight while we were being silent during community prayer, God showed me a picture of an empty suit of armor being buried in the sand, and then someone running off in the other direction in a loin cloth. It was an image of the "David and Goliath" story. He then went on to explain how David did not fit into Saul's armor, but Saul in Saul's armor was one mean dude that you would not want to meet in battle. This really helped me understand what we are doing as a church compared to churches set in a more modern context. The old church armor does not fit us, so we are going to a position in the battle that will be uniquely suited for us with the weapons and abilities we have so far. But the men in suits of armor are doing an awesome job of winning the battle on their front (the modern context). Obviously the battle is shifting towards us but they are wrapping it up and driving things our way. I really got the whole team concept thing tonight. It helped me deal with conflicting emotions about what church is supposed to be and what is so visible in the world. The last thing I want to do is place judgement on our awesome brothers and sisters in the battle along with us.

Praise God who is the Great Captain of our faith!!!!