These words are attributed to Martin Luther, the great leader of the Reformation in the 1500's, and they still ring true today.
"If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved, and to be steady on all the battlefield besides, is mere flight and disgrace if he flinches at that point."
In practical terms this means we have to learn to hear from God about what is the pivotal battle to be fighting. It might be a belief pattern in the world or it might be a personal battle in our lives, but if we miss the quiet voice of God then we miss being effectively used by him to change the world in which we live. It is for this reason a daily time of listening to God is so vital. If we don't take time to be in his presence on a daily basis we can end up fighting the battles of yesterday and never the battle God wants us to fight today!
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