That’s Why I’m Fighting Him

One of my favorite parts in Lewis’s Prince Caspian is a part where Peter is having a dual with an evil king.

At one point, there is a break in the fighting. The dual isn’t going Peter’s way, and his brother Edmund says, “I say, Peter, you can beat him can’t you.” And, Peter responds, “Well, that’s why we’re fighting him. To find out.”

Lewis’ point here was that part of the adventure of the Christian life is that we don’t know how every particular dual will come out. That’s why it’s an adventure.

There are no guarantees about how a particular matter in your life may be resolved. The adventure is in continuing on for Christ, even when things look bleak. But, never forget this. Christ the King will win in the end.