Post 4

“Always the Christian must bear about in his body the marks of the Lord Jesus.” – Alan Redpath

“Prepared for Battle” (from Standing Firm on 3/11/09)

Whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? – 1 John 5:4, 5 KJV

We can be so earthly minded, fighting our fight in the earthly realm, that we are of no value in the heavenly battle. We fire our cannons in the wrong realm. If we are not fighting in heavenly places, we will fight in earthly ones. If we are not doing battle with the powers of darkness, we will fight people instead. There is something within us that gets incensed at injustice, something that rises up in protest of wrongdoing. If we do not take that into the heavenly places, resist the enemy, and pray for a change, we will fight people. We should fight issues in society, but not people. Fighting people never advances the Kingdom of God, no matter how right the issues. God’s Kingdom is advanced through God and His response to our prayer, and through our Spirit-led actions. Every adversity is a prime opportunity for Christians to have a right reaction, to give glory to God, to uphold His character, and to defeat the devil. – Dean Sherman.