Fresh Word- In A Battle 10-28-10

Josiah Elias
10-28-10

Fresh Word

 In A Battle

    I'm just reminded that are in the fight of our lives. Every single day we are faced with challenges that test our faith, our allegiance to God, self-control and so much more. People think of this Christian walk as this crutch for the weak. Something that people do to help make themselves feel better about life, or to cope with difficult circumstances but that there's really nothing there.

I beg to differ.

    If I was the devil, I would want Christians to be satisfied with just their salvation. Sure whatever, let them have their fun. Let them have pizza parties every wednesday, bbq's on sunday. They would pose no threat to me. I wouldn't mind if they showed up to church 5 days a week and sat through every service. If they knew all the Christian lingual. If they could memorize whole books of the Bible. Whoop-dee-doo. They could pray the most eloquent prayers and sing the most beautiful songs but I wouldn't really mind.

On the other hand.

If I was the devil and there began to raise up these Christians that were convinced that what Jesus did, they could do greater. If they actually did what Jesus told them to do.
Mat 10:7  And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
Mat 10:8  Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Joh 13:34  A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
Joh 13:35  By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Mat 28:19  Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Mat 28:20  teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

Joh 10:27  My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

If they actually did some of these things, it would really disrupt my plans here on the earth.  Good thing, most of them don't realize that their in a battle. Good thing most of them don't realize that they have the same power in them that raised Jesus from the dead! Good thing they don't realize that they are LITERALLY sons and daughters of God. Cuz if they did, I would be in trouble.

Don't ever forget that we are in a battle. There is an enemy out there, an adversary who is trying to break us down. If he can't rob us of our salvation, he will do his best to keep us as these petty little Christians with no purpose and no destiny, who only think that the main goal in life is to make it to Heaven.
Eph 6:12  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

We are in a battle. Have that armor on every single day.
Eph 6:13  Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Eph 6:14  Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Eph 6:15  and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
Eph 6:16  above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
Eph 6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;
Eph 6:18  praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—

Understand that you have a responsibility to stand against the devil. To be intolerant to his schemes and attacks. We are equipped with everything we need to fight him off every single day.

Our faith is not a crutch for the weak.
Our faith is a sword and shield for the strong.

Our God is so awesome that He can touch every single one of us wherever we are. Whether we are grieving, rejoicing, crying, laughing, confused, lost, hurt, emotional, excited, bored you name it! He'll meet you right where you are.

Just be aware that the devil wants to keep you useless. Wants to keep you down. Wants to keep you on the defensive all the days of the your life.

Don't tolerate him.

Stand up for what you believe in. Keep your chin up and smile.

Smile because Jesus loves you!
Smile because you have the victory!
Smile because your name is written in the Lambs Book of Life!


God Bless You All!!!!
The Best Is Yet To Come.

Josiah Elias
~Revival SD~