Hope 4 Today: Influence Culture by Staying Connected to GodSýnishorn

Caught in No Man’s Land

During WWI there was an area between enemy lines and the trenches called “no man’s land.” 

It was dangerous territory, but you had to cross it to effectively confront the enemy.

The trenches were considered places of momentary safety but you could never be fully secure in a trench. They were dirty, muddy and many times full of dead rotting bodies. Stray bullets or grenades would sometimes make their way into the open holes to kill without warning. 

In today’s modern culture “no man’s land” is the area where social, religious and political issues are fought and where few want to be caught. Gender and racial issues, abortion and politics all fall into the category of “no man’s land.” The territory has to be breached to fight the battle, but most would rather stay in the muck and mire of our personal trenches than engage the enemy. We may take an occasional bullet there, but few of us are ever courageous enough to step into “no man’s land.” It is just too dangerous.

Are you stuck in a trench? 

Being part of a minority and coming against many majority worldviews is challenging today. It means putting yourself in vulnerable and dangerous and often poorly protected position. Although God can be found in the relative safety of trenches, it is not where we as His followers are called to stay. 

God’s wants us to confront the enemy, Satan, and He is bidding us to climb up out of our trenches and enter “no man’s land” with Him. To venture into dangerous hard places others don’t want to go and confront evil. 

The richness of knowing Jesus is the confidence that we never ever stand alone or are left unprotected. His Word equips us with perfect equipment and footing to fight the battles that rage in today’s turbulent world. It is when we stay in worldly muck that we get stuck. We’ve got to trust that God’s got our back and our security lies in His ultimate reward—eternity with Him. He tells us that we have nothing to fear but Him.

Will you trust God and climb out of the trench? You’re needed on the battlefield.