We can no longer sit back and be complacent Sunday morning Christians. It is essential that Christians in this hour in history know who they are in Christ because we are facing evil at this point in time like never before. I am reminded of the story of the seven sons of Sceva in Acts 19:14-20 when they tried to cast out the demon. The demon replied "Jesus I know and Paul I know, but who are you?"
We must know who we are and the authority we carry in the name of Jesus Christ! Greater is He that is in us than He that is in the world! We can do all things through Christ who gives us strength!
It is imperative that Christians get into the Word and know the Word of God in order to meet the challenges of today's world. If we are going to survive that's what it is going to take, or we will be mowed over by the enemy in every aspect of our lives. Many Christians have already experienced the invasion of the enemy in their lives. They have allowed him to come in and destroy their home, their marriages and run havoc in the lives of their children.
Unfortunately most of today's Christians have little knowledge of the scriptures. God's people are defeated for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). It's not just knowing the scriptures (being able to repeat them), but you must know them and know in your heart that God will do what He has promised and be able to stand on them when the enemy attacks.
There is a battle raging right now and Christians are going to have to learn to fight. It's not a physical battle, but a spiritual battle. It's a battle for our country that was once founded on godly principals. Slowly but surely that foundation is being removed. When that foundation is removed, it will no longer stand. Our America as we have known it will no longer exist. Our children and grandchildren will not know the life that we have known.
I am reminded of the scripture in 2Chronicles 7: 19-22 where God warns those whose nations have been blessed by Him, if they forsake Him, He will make what was once a blessed land a "by word" and an "object of ridicule". "And people who pass by will be appalled and say, 'Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land?' People will answer and say, 'because they have forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers' "
It's also a battle for those we love, our families, our children. We have allowed the enemy to come in and take over oblivious to what is going on. We no longer have to look at the world to see the enemy's destruction, we have opened our doors and allowed him to invade our lives and homes.
But I truly believe that we are on the verge of one of the greatest awakenings in history. I believe we are like the children of Israel when they were on the verge of going into the Promised Land. God told Abraham that they would enter in to His Promised Land of Blessing when the "iniquity" of the Amorites was full (Gen15:16).
I believe most would agree that evil has escalated to a degree never seen before in history. I believe we have come to that point, how could it get any worse?
Just as Moses was preparing the Israelites (Deut. 9) to enter into the Promised Land, by telling them about the giants and the walled cities they were going to be facing, we also need to be prepared. We need to be prepared for battle, because the enemy is not going to give up without a fight. We need to be prepared for spiritual warfare.
Ephesians 6:10-18 tells us to "Put on God's armor". Remember David, when they tried to give him King Saul's armor to fight Goliath, and it didn't work? We are going to be facing some giants (some of us already are) and the world's way of fighting won't work for us either, because it's a spiritual battle.
One of the first battles the Israelites had to face was the city of Jericho. Some of it's walls were 25 feet high and 20 feet thick. It would seem to be impossible to penetrate those walls. But we serve a God of impossible situations. There is nothing that He cannot do! He brought those walls down and He can do the same for us today!
You maybe facing some situations that look as impossible as the walls of Jericho. But we serve a God of impossible situations! When we trust Him and follow His instructions miracles can happen.
When we trust Him and stand on His Word ( that's our sword to fight the enemy, that's why it's important to know God's Word) He will go before us as "a consuming fire and destroy our enemies" Deut 9:3. (our enemies are those things that hinder God's purpose in our lives) He promised He would go before us! And He doesn't go back on His promises (Num.23:19)!
We must remember it's a spiritual battle!
Sometimes we give up too easily when our prayers are not answered in our time frame. Remember Daniel (Daniel 10:12-13). He had prayed and fasted for 3 weeks with no answer, then a messenger from God came to him and told him he had heard his prayer since the first day that he sought God, but he had been detained by a powerful spiritual being for 21 days.
There is a battle going on in the spiritual realm when we pray. The Bible tells us we are praying against spiritual wickedness in high places(Eph. 6:12 )
We must not give up, but as the Word tells us, when we have done everything we can, we must Stand! And then keep Standing!
We walk by faith and not by sight! What we see is subject to change! The seen is temporary and subject to change, but the unseen is eternal!(2Corn.4:18 ) There is a battle going on in the heavenly realm and we must not give up! We must realize "the unseen is more real than the seen"!
Remind the enemy when he points out that your prayers are not being answered, that things are subject to change! We walk by faith and not by sight
It's time for us to rise up be the "Army of God" to take our place in His army, because the battle is raging.
We are not only to pray, but also stand up in the boldness of the Holy Spirit and proclaim our God! Wemust stand up for the godly principals and standards our nation was founded upon!
We can no longer be wimpy, apathetic, complacent Christians! We are the Army of God! We are the Church of God! The living embodiment of Christ on the earth today! The Bride that He is returning for! We must rise up and be people of God He has called us to be!
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