Jennifer look we're here talking today about backup for the frontlines you know
every soldier has a part to play in the army of God and today I was reading this
morning early from second Samuel and this was when it was a season the Bible
says when Kings go to war but David didn't go to war when he was supposed to
him gosh there's a whole message I actually have a whole message on that
that I'm not gonna share but David took Bathsheba she became pregnant he tried
to cover it up he asked for Bathsheba's why a husband Uriah to be brought in
from the battle tried to get Uriah to go sleep with his wife so that everyone
would think that his baby was Uriah's baby Uriah was too good of a man he
would not go sleep with his wife while his commander and his fellow soldiers
were on the battlefield he had too much integrity so he slept outside the Kings
door that second night anyway the suffice it to say 2nd Samuel 11 and
verse 15 says that David sent a message to Joab who was the commander of the
army that said that sends Uriah to the frontlines where the fighting is
heaviest then withdraw from him so that he may be struck down and die sinned
Uriah to the front lines to the front lines see in the body of Christ there
are those who fight on the front line and there are those who fight further
back in the army now this Saturday I spent a good deal of time resting and
praying and I don't watch a whole lot of movies but I like history and so I
watched the movie Troy which I understand is not historically
curat but I watched the movie Troy and it dealt with you know how you've heard
of Helen of Troy and the Trojan War and how they brought in the you know they
couldn't penetrate the walls of Troy so they brought in the giant horse and and
all the Greek army was inside of it and they burned the city down but there was
something else about this movie that struck me the way they lined up in
battle formation and so you know the the the the fiercest soldiers the the ones
who were called to lead the army the ones who were the most skilled were on
that front line they were on the front line and they were they would they would
form this line and then rows and rows and rows and rows and rows and rows of
soldiers were behind them now how many of you know the soldiers in the middle
face a whole lot less danger than the ones on the front line the leaders of
the battle faced a whole lot more danger than those who are backing them up now
the rearguard faces some danger as well because the enemy can swoop around well
what is the front line the front line according to merriam-webster is a
military line formed by the event the most advanced tactical combat units it's
an area of potential or actual conflict or struggle the most advanced
responsible or visible position in a field of activity the frontline is one
of the most dangerous places it's the place where the leaders are it's the
place where the leaders are wikipedia says in a military conflict when facing
the front line you face the enemy the front line goes toe to toe the front
line is it's it's not like a way back in the bit but see your leaders are on the
front line some of you as intercessors are on the front line not everybody's on
the front line most believers are not on the front line and that's that not
everybody can be or should be but most believers are just battling mind traffic
but there's a bigger battle to fight here it's a battle for souls it's a
batterer a battle against principalities and powers and and these leaders are on
the front line you know when you when you when you
accept that calling you have to understand though that you need backup
and and I'm charging you today to backup your leader in prayer but to also have
backup for yourself the backups need backup if you are an intercessor and
you're contending for a leader and you're pouring your life out for a
leader you're pouring your heart out you're feeling what they feel you're
seeing what's coming against them you're standing in the gap you're making up the
head you're committed if you're if you're in the backup for the frontline
you're actually really in some ways on the frontline because if you're backing
up a leader on the frontline guess what you're really on the front line but the
backups need backups the intercessors I'm telling you two things I want to say
number one if you're an intercessor a real intercessor stick with your leader
no matter what whatever it is they're going through stand with them walk with
them pray for them but get yourself some backup to because you're really standing
on the front line so intercessors I urge you don't stop praying when they are
when the fire is heavy because you'll take some hits for your leader but
intercessors I'm pleading with you as well to take care of yourself physically
mentally spiritually and get backups get backups when you're in intense battle
for your leader get backup you don't have to tell them what the leaders
dealing with are going through get backup for yourself
say I'm getting hit I'm taking hits some of you think you want to be on the
frontlines you don't want to be on the frontlines others of you are on the
frontlines you're like I don't want to be on the frontlines grass is always
greener on the other side war is not glamorous and the Lord always gets the
glory we get no glory for the victory he already won it all we're doing is
enforcing it but the battle is real the battle is intense and there's a great
falling away and leaders are getting picked off left and right and you don't
see it yet because the Lord's grace extends so far out but I'm telling you
pray for your leaders because some of some of them are falling to
deceitfulness of riches to the pride of life to the lust of the
flesh leaders need prayer because the temptations are great the temptations to
give up are great the temptations to throw in the towel are great the
temptations to go find comfort in some other area besides the Holy Spirit are
great intercessors pray for your leaders don't grow weary in well-doing there's a
great reward for you but intercessors take care of yourself and get back up
get back up if you're on the front lines you need backup because that's where
many people fall to the hands of the enemy is on the front lines fewer fall
in the rearguard I want to encourage you today that greater is He that is in you
than he that is in the world it doesn't matter if you're on the front lines in
the middle or the back you have ultimate victory the enemy cannot take you out
unless you let him the enemy cannot inflict harm on you the
Bible says you shall tread on serpents and scorpions and nothing shall by any
means harm you intercessors take the time to understand
who you are the authority that you carry
you will win every battle when you follow God's battle plan you will win
every war when you follow the holy spirit into the battle and be careful
not to fight battles that don't belong to you learn to discern the leading of
God intercessors don't step onto a battlefield that's not yours
what battlefield is yours the one that God calls you to step into David would
have never defeated Goliath if God had not called him to that battle that was
his battle to fight it was really the Lord's battle but that battle with David
and Goliath it was his battle to fight that he was
ordained to fight that battle don't fight a battle you're not ordained to
fight people call me from all over the world I want you to come tear down
Jezebel over my city I want you to to walk this property and take Jezebel out
for me so I get my inheritance I'm not called to fight every battle learn to
discern the battles that you're called to fight
and the battles that you're not because you'll save yourself a lot of grief
and get yourself back up take care of yourself and refuse to quit and give up
I want to pray for you in just a minute I want to remind you that my mentoring
and prayer and intercession program is ongoing it doesn't have a beginning and
an end it's ongoing it's every month it's ongoing it doesn't have a start
date and a stop date you can jump in whenever you want some of you need this
kind of training intercessors some of you need a refresher school of the
Spirit TV also school of warfare I want to pray father I thank you in the
name of Jesus for your anointing for your grace for the victory in the battle
god help us to be mindful to lift up our leaders hands to really even though we
may die even ever understand what they're going through maybe we'll never
understand the intensity of the battle the fire that's upon them maybe we'll
never understand the grief they feel when they see colleagues fall maybe
we'll never really get it the Lord help us to have your compassion to move and
live and have our being and you to be led by you and lord help us to surround
ourselves with intercessors who can back us up when we're in the heat of the
battle when we're standing on the frontline with our leader help us Lord
to raise up others who know how to pray that they can have our backs and that
other intercessors could have their backs and we can be like that great army
that we see in the movies in these old-time movies how they're advancing
with shields locked quenching the darts that come from the wall I thank you for
God in Jesus name Amen you can find me online at Jennifer
LeClaire.org bless you