Ten-Hut! Forward March!

When I first joined the armed forces of our great nation, I held up my right hand and committed the next three years of my life to defending this country against all enemies, foreign or domestic, and to follow all the orders of those appointed above me. Then, along with all the other recruits, I fell into formation and awaited those orders. If at this point I had refused to follow orders, what would that have said about the quality of my commitment and allegiance?
Christian soldiers, our faith commitment is in a similar fashion. …