Christians should never expose their backs to the enemy!

May 10, 2026

Christians should never expose their backs to the enemy!

When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind,
he chose of all the choice men.

- 2 Samuel 10:9

Christians should never expose their backs to the enemy! They need to face them straight on with love! Love like Jesus! As humans, we are always going to face some people who are difficult. Some are jealous, others envious, some have insecurities, all of this sometimes leads to hate or indifference, making some hate others, wanting to talk bad about them, hate them, live with derangement syndromes, hate is something so horrible, it creates enemies for people, some today even want you to join their hate clubs, they want you to be full of hate, negativity, and live in misery too, if you do not join their hate club, they will cancel you, dismiss you, and hate you too! How sad, but a sad reality. Today the Mornings with God App spoke about this and the Bible verse in Samuel about Joab. We need to face all this evil with love the best we can. Don't fall into their hate mode. Don't be hateful too, two wrongs do not make a right.

The Mornings With God App today said, "This is a picture of life in this world. Wherever we turn, we face enemies. Joab teaches us a lesson in warfare. He prepared to face both the enemies in front and those behind. He never turned his back on an enemy. This teaches us that Christians should never expose their backs to the enemy. We should always face our challenges head-on. Another valuable lesson from Joab is that he chose his best men to fight the hardest battles, to face the most dangerous enemies. Our great Captain, Jesus, gives His toughest battles to His strongest soldiers. If we feel like our temptations are harder than others’ or that our enemies are more difficult to overcome, we should remember that Christ picks His bravest soldiers to face the hardest fights." Found at: https://www.youdevotion.com/mornings/may/10

I have seen all of this in my own life. I was raised to know Jesus. I never knew hate or had enemies until I got older. My parents taught us to know Jesus and they never showed us hate nor did we all have any enemies or foes. It was never part of our lives. As one lives, we see how some humans can fall into hate, they become negative, full of hate, some now with TDS, and many who live in misery, always so full of hate and negativity, just so unhappy, this is not what God meant for us. He gave us Jesus as our model of being all about love. We are called to follow Him! To reflect, forgive, imitate, and love like Jesus! We need to remember we are soldiers for Jesus, and the way we win is through love of all. We do not need to join a hate club, or hate, be negative, or live in misery. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, He is all about love, we also need to be about love! Handle all with love! Face the haters straight on with love! Love always wins over hate!