Soldier Tested by the Battle – Charles Spurgeon

AN anchor may be very pretty on shore, and it may be very showy as an ornament when it lies on the ship’s deck, or hangs from the side, but what is the good of it if it will not hold when the wind blows, and the vessel needs to be held fast? So, alas! there is much of religion and of godliness, so called, that is no good when it comes to the day of trial. The soldier is truly proved to be a soldier when the war-trumpet sounds, and the regiment must go up to the cannon’s mouth. Then shall you know, when the bayonets begin to cross, who has the true soldier’s blood in him; but ah! how many turn back when it really comes to the conflict, for then the day of trial is too much for them!