WHEN GENTLENESS IS MISAPPLIED
Memorise: The law and the
prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God
is preached, and every man presseth into it. Luke 16:16
Read: Matthew 11:11-12, Bible
in one year: 2nd Chronicles 1:1-5:1, Proverbs 30:18-33
Gentleness and meekness are
fruit of the spirit which must be found in children of God. However, some
children of God have misunderstood gentleness as demanded by scripture to mean
tolerating everything, including the enemies that they should get tough with.
The Bible says that right from the time John the Baptist appeared to preach the
kingdom of God,
obtaining the kingdom
of God has required
violence. This is so because, just as God has made provision for us in Christ
to enter into the kingdom, there is an opposing kingdom of God
and its benefits. Hence, you have to be violent with the enemy. You are not
meant to go softly with Satan and his emissaries, no! The scripture gives us a
clearer picture of this in Luke 16:16, which says:
“The law and the prophets were until John: since that
time the kingdom
of God is preached, and
every man presseth into it.”
Pressing into a place implies
using force, the force of God. This implies going violent against every
opposition. This is why you must be strong in the Lord (Ephesians 6:10-13) so
that the enemy would not gain the upper hand and press you out of God’s good
plan and provision for your life.
Satan, demons and all that
they stand for must be treated violently. Satan is to be resisted (James 4:7)
and demons must be cast out (Mark 16:17). Hence, all their manifestations in
the form of bondages, sicknesses, diseases, sorrows, death etc, are to be
stopped. Besides, we are not to take it lightly with the flesh at all, the
flesh is an ally of the devil and it does not want to please God but itself. Therefore, no pampering of the flesh;
we are to deny the flesh its cravings
and indulgencies. Can you see why you must be strong in your spirit man so that
you can subject the flesh to the will of God? What about the world system of
evil? We must not allow it to draw us into its embrace. A child of God must
know when and how to bluntly say No to an invitation to sin irrespective of who
is involved, even without blinking an eye, like the three Hebrew boys before
that great king, Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 3:16-17)
Prayer Point
Father, help me never to
tolerate nonsense from the devil and his cohorts, but to always deal with them
as you commanded in Jesus’ Name.
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