Complete this metaphor in your own words: Life is ...! 
Some would say it is a roller coaster with its ups and downs. Others would say it is a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get. Still others will say it is but a dream or a game.

What metaphor does God use to describe life? Revelation 12 tells us that life is a war. This of course is much more than a metaphor; it is the reality of the situation in which we live. If we are in fact at war against Satan and the forces of evil in the heavenly realm than we ought to act as soldiers — we ought to see each other as a Band of Brothers.