Walking the Christian walk is not a recreational game.
It's a real war, but God has given us the armor to walk into any battle with our heads held high and ready for the front line duty.
To get geared up for this daily tussle between good and evil we have to know and stand on God's Word.
Former President, the late General Dwight Eisenhower once said, “War is a terrible thing. But if you’re going to get into it, you’ve got to get into it all the way.”
We do need to march into the battle confident in what God's Word says and promises to each of us.
It is vital for our survival as a Christian that we realize that when we became a Christian, we were drafted into God’s Army. Daily we are engaged in a battle with an unseen spiritual enemy that seeks to destroy us.
This is real and not some kind of mystical thing.
We have to understand this, otherwise, when trials hit, we will think that something is wrong. We will wonder why God has allowed this. We won’t understand the reality of our situation.
I really like the Amplified Bible translation of Ephesians 6:10-11, which reads: “In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].
Put on God’s whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil.”
What the Apostle Paul was telling us is we as believers must believe and claim our God-given righteousness and salvation, and be ready to speak God's Word with boldness.
Both the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit completely equip Christians to stand in this world, prepared to frustrate the assaults of the adversary. God has not left believers helpless. He has provided everything necessary so that His people can stand their ground.
The Word of God is the only true weapon we have been given — not our words, not our thoughts, but the Word of God.
If it says it in God's Word, believe it, follow it and do it. Speak the Word to our problems. Speak the Word to our situations. Speak the Word to the mountains of life standing in front of us. Speak the Word for happiness, peace and joy. Speak the Word.
Be blessed.
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