TIME TO FIGHT II
Memorise: Mortify therefore your members which
are upon the earth;
fornication, uncleanness, inordinate effection, evil
concupiscence, and conetousness, which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5
Read: 1st
Timothy 6:6-12, 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain
we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a
snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction
and perdition.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which
while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow
after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life,
whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many
witnesses.
Bible in one year: Luke 6:17-7:50, Job 23:1-13
Anyone that has been
in the in the Christian race for some years would have discovered the militant
nature of the average Christian. Every true Christian is fully aware of the
on-going conflicts around us, physical, mental, and spiritual. We are
confronted with contrary doctrines in our daily lives, we face diverse kinds of
temptations, we are bombarded with many ungodly ideas and propositions;
sometimes it could be vicious attacks from unknown people or aggression from
neighbours. In addition to all these, we are constantly faced with attractive
and seemingly profitable offers from the pit of hell to lure us into all kinds
of sins. The devil is prowling around the world looking for Christians to
destroy according to 1st Peter 5:8
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil,
as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.”
The survival of a
child of God therefore depends on his or her preparedness for battle and the
ability to fight. We must be ever-ready so that nothing will catch us unawares.
We cannot afford to slumber or sleep, we are meant to be spiritual watchmen and
scouts, constantly looking out for bands of approaching enemies that may try to
take us by surprise. This is why the above passage counsels us to be serious
minded and vigilant, carefully monitoring every move of the enemy around us,
and to be fully prepared to counter and completely neutralise his evil attacks.
However, one of the most dangerous places to be in a conflict situation is at
the back. Whenever you see somebody dropping back in a war situation, be sure
that the fellow will soon be hit very hard. King David learnt this lesson in a
hard way. I pray that you will never backslide into error and be caught in the
snare of the devil in Jesus’ name.
In Matthew 16:18, the
Lord Jesus declared that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the
Church. These gates are the access points that the enemy may use to penetrate
our lives. To permanently keep these gates shut, Colossians 3:5 counsels us to
subdue the flesh and its worldly desires through discipline, and put it under
control. If we fail to discipline ourselves, then it becomes easy for pride,
sexual immorality, inordinate ambition, covetousness, and other forms of
indiscipline to creep into our lives and give opportunity to the devil to
butcher us. May the Lord deliver you from every evil plan against your life in
Jesus’ name. Finally, 1st John 3:8b says;
“…For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he
might destroy the works of devil.”
This instruction to
fight becomes easy to carry out when we realise that Jesus Christ the Son of
God came to this world for the sole purpose of destroying the works of the
devil. I decree that every work of the devil in your life be destroyed now in
Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, please help me to stand. Don’t let me
ever fall for the devil in Jesus’ name.
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