When Sunday a new soldier was enrolled in our corps he read the Soldier's covenant to us. Reason enough to remind all Salvation Army soldiers among us of some striking lines in our covenant that God pointed out to me anew.

"I will be faithful to the purposes for which God raised up The Salvation Army, sharing the good news of Jesus Christ, endeavouring to win others to Him. "
When a friend of mine got enrolled three years ago he always stated that he is entering the Army for what God has called her to be, and not for what it might be right now. A statement which helps me to be faithful even if reality sometimes might be disappointing.

"I am convinced that the love of Christ, who died and now lives to save me, requires from me this devotion of my life to His service for the salvation of the whole world. " - Reason enough to be in the Army, isn't it?

I found it helpful to be lead to go through my covenant again to reshape my inner picture of what it means to be a soldier. The picture our corps or other soldiers might give sometimes so differ from what we agreed to in our covenant. But that is what we signed up for. And I again found it worth it, that I did.

By the grace of God I will be faithfully living up to that!