A Victorious Soldier
I have never been in the Marines or the Army. So I haven't ever experienced what it feels like to have been a soldier in a victorious battle. However, I can imagine that every victory comes at great costs. There has to be much blood, sweat, and tears shed before the battle comes to a good conclusion. At the end it is right to honor the victorious soldiers for all that they did to overcome the enemy for the sake of their country. God looks at Jesus as a victorious soldier for His defeat of Satan for all of us. (Isaiah 53:12) "I will give Him the honors of a victorious soldier, because He exposed Himself to death. He was counted among the rebels. He bore the sins of many and interceded for rebels." That is a concise summary of what Jesus did for all of us and how the Father felt about His efforts to bring salvation for mankind. It will do us all good to review this verse. Every soldier is exposed to death, even though not all of them die. Jesus is the Eternal God, but He e...