On November 24, 1863 a decisive battle for Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee occurred. Union forces, under the command of Ulysses S. Grant, launched the battle that shook the confidence of the Confederacy.
Falsely secure in the knowledge that his troops were in an impregnable position on Lookout Mountain, Confederate General Braxton Bragg and his army were overrun by the Union army's spectacular advance up a heavily fortified slope into the teeth of enemy guns.
Often times believers are overconfident about their spiritual positions, yet find that they are vulnerable to the onslaught of the enemy's forces. We must never let our guard down and stay alert to the enemy's attacks. Paul advised the Corinthian believers to "watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong" (1 Corinthians 16:13). We must always be ready to defend our faith in the face of opposition.
