Spirit oF a Soldier

n uttering all these prayers and supplications before God, the Christian soldier is vigilant and attentive on the battlefield, always watching. In order to utter, he watches. “Watching with all perseverance” refers to be-ing alert. And he is not only watching for himself, but “for all saints.” The saints are those who are in God’s covenant and indwelt by the Holy Spirit so that they are the sworn enemies of sin, Satan, and the wicked. Each Christian soldier is carefully watching with all perseverance for all his fellow soldiers.